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Forster Beach (Nambucca) surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
24.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 7PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.8
SSE
1.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111111110101011111111710108999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1067915898881972990972798721627548524462368289309566385402360308327327327
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.66
11:02PM
1.12
11:09AM
1.61
11:44PM
1.16
11:46AM
1.53
12:30AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.08
4:42AM
0.18
5:47PM
0.07
5:26AM
0.23
6:22PM
0.08
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:52----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11--11111-
Temp. °C212423242220181720262926242221202021212121202019
Feels °C (?)212320222220171720262726222121202122222222212221
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