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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 30 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
24.4° 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 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)9997777998888810101211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1081069489111110113220225210200195235338472462872764759731451382252392
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
1.64
7:17PM
1.00
7:43AM
1.74
8:11PM
1.06
8:32AM
1.80
8:59PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.20
1:42PM
0.17
12:57AM
0.14
2:32PM
0.08
1:51AM
0.08
3:16PM
0.02
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:11-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:47-------7:46--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222021232424232120192024252524222120222729282625
Feels °C (?)232022242424242221202224242323212120232728262626
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