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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
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4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.8
NE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.2
E
1.7
S
1.9
S
2.4
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.7
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)86888127899910121211121212121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)355034335011258419100072163952713121365846164315382254268223082460249921232366
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
1.66
8:20AM
1.37
8:48PM
1.73
9:07AM
1.27
9:33PM
1.75
9:57AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
-0.05
2:25AM
0.02
2:21PM
-0.04
3:16AM
0.01
3:01PM
0.01
4:09AM
0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:07-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282623191818172121212017161515192020191717161620
Feels °C (?)252423171314151817171715141313171717171515141416
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