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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.5° 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 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1401
1378
1236
1103
1084
1029
882
843
828
826
828
819
831
707
596
510
510
569
557
492
432
379
325
277
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:46PM1.38m
5:44AM1.09m
6:24PM1.46m
6:28AM1.05m
6:59PM1.51m
7:10AM1.03m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.19m
00:07AM0.36m
11:45AM0.19m
00:53AM0.31m
12:20PM0.20m
1:34AM0.26m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:54
1
1
1
1
7
2
1
1
17
9
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
14
13
18
21
19
17
16
16
16
15
19
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
20
21
19
19
16
16
13
11
17
21
20
17
15
15
14
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1401
1378
1236
1103
1084
1029
882
843
828
826
828
819
831
707
596
510
510
569
557
492
432
379
325
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
5
21
22
32
25
22
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
22
21
5
5
5
5
18
23
23
22
27
26
20
9
5
21
22
18
12
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.4
NW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
107
164
122
77
5
5
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
8
8
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest