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Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Forster Beach (Nambucca) surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
787 | 673 | 290 | 286 | 268 | 228 | 198 | 216 | 155 | 155 | 222 | 192 | 191 | 382 | 358 | 358 | 329 | 329 | 310 | 310 | 279 | 214 | 203 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.19m | 4:35AM1.31m | 5:29PM1.36m | 5:28AM1.31m | 6:13PM1.52m | 6:20AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.16m | 10:36PM0.39m | 11:05AM0.09m | 11:35PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 184 | 139 | 139 | 114 | 112 | 228 | 118 | 121 | 155 | 135 | 167 | 133 | 159 | 53 | 358 | 358 | 52 | 329 | 310 | 310 | 279 | 214 | 203 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 43 | 4 | 99 | 94 | 144 | 79 | 81 | 110 | 155 | 77 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 52 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 57 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 63 | 139 | 102 | 85 | 78 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 47 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 28 | — | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 787 | 673 | 290 | 286 | 268 | — | 198 | 216 | — | — | 222 | 192 | 191 | 382 | — | — | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 223 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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