Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.7° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1
SE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
197
188
149
358
133
356
328
267
159
188
140
117
111
64
114
159
164
Wind (km/h)
15
E
5
NE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:15AM1.23m
12:57PM1.37m
1:00AM1.11m
1:48PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.55m
6:12AM0.46m
7:11PM0.64m
6:51AM0.53m
8:25PM0.69m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
16
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
14
15
13
14
13
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