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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
24.7° 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 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
0
1
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)121212121211111112121212121111111111101110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96910769951012897750764777805833110296988711261072431572586687646551386379320
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
20
E
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glassglassoncrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
1.19
3:52PM
0.78
4:38AM
1.22
5:18PM
0.82
5:40AM
1.30
6:17PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.53
9:21PM
0.49
11:48AM
0.46
10:44PM
0.46
12:37PM
0.37
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:46-----
Sunset-----7:08-------7:07-------7:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201921282926242322222121212121212020202222222222
Feels °C (?)202022292826252422232222222020191819182020202121
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