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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
19.4° 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 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)--
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
1.6
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.2
NE
0.2
E
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
ESE
1
E
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)12711117116666666661212111099666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11227101013198085766860514025254413263505837346993
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassonglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.91
4:57PM
1.48
5:38AM
1.01
5:49PM
1.52
6:23AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
0.28
10:13AM
0.35
11:51PM
0.21
11:17AM
0.29
12:32AM
0.15
12:08PM
0.23
Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise----5:45-------5:43-------5:41---
Sunset-------5:39-------5:40-------5:40
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171825292725201817161819191817161414192021
Feels °C (?)181817151625292725201715151717171717161313181819
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Forster Beach (Nambucca) (light winds from the NNW at Coffs Harbour Airport 29 km from Forster Beach (Nambucca)). 0.5m 12s groundswell from the E with a 0.2m 9s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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29 km away, 52 min ago

19 km/h
NNW
0.0
19.4
Air / Water (°C)
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