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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
2
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
S
11
1
E
13
1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
498
773
595
461
1293
1589
1170
1412
1124
679
723
633
510
422
535
332
275
304
408
270
498
336
336
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:36PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:47PM0.86m
1:46AM1.29m
2:56PM0.93m
2:44AM1.29m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.46m
7:54AM0.36m
7:00PM0.50m
8:50AM0.31m
8:16PM0.51m
9:39AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:07
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
20
21
20
18
19
18
16
17
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
14
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
2
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1
E
13
1
E
13
Energy kJ
850
498
773
595
461
1293
1589
1170
800
679
679
723
633
510
422
354
184
228
217
270
270
275
336
336
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
1
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
1
E
13
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
Energy kJ
162
345
138
138
138
106
112
119
121
123
123
125
125
166
180
187
4
6
24
163
163
336
193
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
135
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
66
102
154
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1412
1124
535
332
275
304
408
498
311
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
7
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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