Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
9
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
467
339
273
207
135
293
145
236
268
215
203
371
656
469
399
313
358
203
299
306
273
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:57AM1.30m
8:05PM1.84m
8:43AM1.37m
8:51PM1.82m
9:27AM1.41m
9:35PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.27m
2:40AM0.11m
2:23PM0.24m
3:20AM0.12m
3:09PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
16
19
19
16
15
14
14
12
14
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
9
13
16
14
12
10
8
8
6
8
11
11
12
13
10
10
9
12
12
11
13
13
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