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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 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
23.2° 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 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
563
499
450
471
818
1218
1160
1026
1048
1090
1124
1178
816
825
916
1252
1230
1317
1813
2523
2623
2697
2336
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12PM1.80m
10:48AM1.01m
11:08PM1.72m
11:52AM0.97m
00:07AM1.61m
1:01PM0.96m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.05m
4:20PM0.17m
6:05AM0.11m
5:19PM0.26m
7:07AM0.15m
6:25PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
18
21
18
16
15
14
14
15
16
18
18
16
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
14
12
13
15
17
13
12
12
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
SE
11
0.6
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
727
563
499
450
440
440
369
313
268
273
273
273
268
220
219
177
146
116
233
68
28
32
19
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
94
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
17
78
159
305
471
818
1218
1160
1026
1048
1090
1124
1178
816
825
916
1252
1230
1317
1813
2523
2623
2697
2336
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
5
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
54
54
54
7
0
7
7
7
7
54
7
7
7
7
275
331
466
466
466
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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