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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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 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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
3
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!
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
NNE
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.2
E
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.4
S
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)991010101098886881278910101112131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1391101451641581168051355034335111311371958959115520972584228718661613
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
1.54
7:35AM
1.43
8:05PM
1.66
8:20AM
1.37
8:48PM
1.73
9:07AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
-0.03
1:36AM
0.07
1:44PM
-0.05
2:25AM
0.02
2:21PM
-0.04
3:16AM
0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-
Sunset-5:27-------5:25-------5:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212221191818192627252219191716202120191616151519
Feels °C (?)212120191715162424232217141313161716151414121316
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