Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.2° 

Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
1134
1032
1039
850
808
594
589
423
355
308
220
191
163
132
72
40
25
24
26
25
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
5
NW
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:40AM1.29m
10:39PM1.54m
11:21AM1.32m
11:21PM1.45m
12:06PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.24m
4:15PM0.40m
5:01AM0.27m
5:01PM0.44m
5:38AM0.31m
5:55PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
16
20
19
19
18
16
15
13
15
18
19
16
14
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
16
15
17
16
13
12
11
11
16
14
12
8
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