Marine Rescue Forster Tuncurry

29/05/2026

Make the most of your weekend on the water. Log On with Marine Rescue - Radio VHF. Ch16, Phone 55561600 or use the Marine Rescue App - safety is knowing someone has your back when you’re venturing onto waters.

Macquarie Coastal Waters BOM Forecast: Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks : A low pressure system over the the Tasman Sea is moving away to the east whilst a ridge of high pressure is building from the northwest, bringing fresh to strong south to southwest winds to the coast today, A cold front will move through the state during the weekend maintaining fresh to locally strong west to southwest winds through to Monday.

Forecast for Saturday : mostly sunny ☀️
‼️ 💨 Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Macquarie Coast
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Macquarie early in the morning.
Seas : 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning with the 1st Swell Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres and the 2nd Swell : Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Sunday 31 May : Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers/ thunderstorm offshore in the late afternoon and evening.
‼️ 💨 Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Macquarie Coast
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas : 1 to 2 metres with the Swell Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Please be aware : Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

29/05/2026

Marine Rescue Forster Tuncurry extends our sincere appreciation to the members of Lions Club of Hallidays Point for your outstanding support to us and to the wider community so far this year.

Your dedication to community service, your reliability, and your generosity have strengthened our ability to serve the public safely and effectively.

While our in kind assistance to your organisation is modest, your financial support gifted at last nights Changeover Dinner, will be invaluable and deeply appreciated by our entire Marine Rescue volunteer team. Your contribution directly enhances our operational capability and helps ensure our volunteers have the resources they need to continue their lifesaving work.

We look forward to the next six months with genuine enthusiasm. Working alongside such committed, like minded community volunteers is both motivating and rewarding, and we are grateful for the strong partnership we share.

Thank you once again for your remarkable support and dedication

28/05/2026

Need a Boat Licence?

Marine Rescue Forster Tuncurry is running a Boat Licence Course this Sunday, 31 May, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
Spots are still available. Marine Rescue NSW, ACN 138078092, ABN 98138078092, RTO # 70223 is approved by NSW Maritime to provide training and knowledge testing for NSW general boat driving licences

To secure your place, please call 55561600 or complete the application form as soon as possible.

📍 Venue: Marine Rescue Forster Tuncurry Base
Dolphin Parade, Forster (Southern Breakwall)

Boat & Personal Watercraft Licence Courses Marine Rescue Forster Tuncurry conducts boat and PWC (Personal Watercraft) licence courses, including additional safety information and licence tests. We run the license courses from 9am to 11am on the 3rd Sunday of each month, at the Marine Rescue Forster....

27/05/2026

It’s still not the best weather for your fishing trip over the next two days. Maybe line up a tv movie or show about reeling in the big 🐟, or catch up on a bit of mechanical 🚤 tinkering instead.

Even MRFT’s tiniest vessel FO0.00001 wasn’t impressed with today’s cranky ocean. If this is how the swell treats the little ones, boaties, imagine your vessel - check the forecast, plan ahead, and stay safe out there.

If you do head out on the lake (forget the ocean for a bit 😉), LOG ON with Marine Rescue! 🎤 Radio VHF Ch16 📞 55561600 📱 Marine Rescue App : simple’s!

Macquarie Coastal Waters : Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks
Weather Situation : https://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/macquariecoast.shtml

Thursday 28 May : ⛈️ Cloudy - Near 100% chance of rain and a thunderstorm.
Winds : Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots north of Port Macquarie in the late evening.
Seas : Below 1 metre with the Swell Easterly 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Friday 29 May : ⛈️ Cloudy - Near 100% chance of rain and a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Winds : Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then becoming southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas : Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon with the 1st Swell Easterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning and the 2nd Swell Southerly around 1 metre.

Please be aware : Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

26/05/2026

MRFT Training Update - Crew Trains in All Weathers

Monday morning and our crew recruits were out again proving they’ll train in any conditions. With the swell too rough to chase a ‘dummy’ outside, the focus was Man Overboard drills.

The run out tide in the outer harbour was too fast to safely retrieve our mannequin, Miss Ruthie - so she took a swim in the boat harbour instead, giving trainees a realistic challenge in controlled conditions with extra 🐬 help

Training continued with marine emergency drills, including a simulated ‘abandon ship’ scenario caused by fire and smoke in the engine bay.

Solid teamwork, quick responses, and great learning all round. Kept our Radio Operator trainee busy too !

Volunteers training ….. to save lives on the water 🛥️🛥️
More pics in comments

24/05/2026

Macquarie Coastal Waters Forecast: Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks

Weather Situation: Over the next few days a broad area of low pressure moves over the state bringing light to moderate southeasterly, easterly or northeasterly winds to the coast & have a Caution warning : Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Monday 25 May : Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds : Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Port Macquarie early in the morning.
Seas : Around 1 metre & Swell Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Tuesday 26 May : Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Port Macquarie in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds : Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn.
Seas : Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday& Swell Easterly 2.5 metres.

Wednesday 27 May : Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds : North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the day.
Seas : 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning & Swell : Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Please be aware : Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

21/05/2026

Friday, Saturday and Sunday have WEATHER WARNINGS for the Macquarie Coastal Waters : Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks.
⛔️ Caution : Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing. 📝 Please take note on what’s happening before you leave the safety of the shore. Log On with Marine Rescue - Radio VHF Ch16, Phone 55561600, Marine Rescue App - check for weather updates !

Weather Situation : A high pressure system is drifting across southeastern Australia, while a low lingers offshore over the Tasman Sea whipping fresh to strong southerly winds and large powerful waves along much of the coastline. Winds will generally turn east to northeasterly as the low moves eastwards and a ridge builds over the coastal waters from late Saturday.

Friday 22 May : Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Strong Wind Warning : Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas : 2 to 3 metres with the Swell : Southerly 3 metres, tending southeasterly 3 to 4 metres during the morning.

Saturday 23 May : Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Winds : Southerly 20 to 30 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas : 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon and the Swell Southeasterly 4 metres, tending easterly 3 to 4 metres by early evening.

Sunday 24 May : Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds : Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas : 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning with the Swell Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

🤚🏼 Please be aware : Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.