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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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
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 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1644
1780
1902
2104
1944
1976
1866
1721
1556
1556
1401
1378
1236
1215
1084
946
875
843
828
826
813
716
625
592
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
5
N
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:06AM1.20m
5:05PM1.29m
4:57AM1.13m
5:46PM1.38m
5:44AM1.09m
6:24PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.19m
11:15PM0.41m
11:10AM0.19m
00:07AM0.36m
11:45AM0.19m
00:53AM0.31m
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
4:54
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
18
19
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
18
19
21
21
21
22
19
18
18
18
20
21
19
19
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
1644
1780
1902
2104
1944
1976
1866
1721
1556
1556
1401
1378
1236
1215
1084
946
875
843
828
826
813
716
625
592
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
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
9
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
38
35
32
30
27
26
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
16
15
14
14
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
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
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
22
21
5
5
5
5
5
23
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
3
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
23
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
7
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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