Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
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0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
9
2
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
180
226
335
178
773
695
467
377
306
334
1084
1934
2331
2541
3198
3230
2647
2302
1998
1798
1480
1451
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:30PM1.61m
11:20AM1.17m
11:10PM1.56m
12:03PM1.20m
11:54PM1.49m
12:49PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.30m
4:35PM0.51m
5:46AM0.32m
5:22PM0.55m
6:25AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
12
11
12
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
8
9
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
14
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
54
54
42
25
226
178
773
695
467
377
306
334
30
31
52
51
29
31
42
40
38
16
1480
1451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.5
NE
7
0.5
S
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
8
8
24
7
24
79
16
11
45
41
39
61
14
13
31
40
38
9
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.5
NE
7
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
18
0.3
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
12
12
4
11
32
23
51
47
11
11
11
14
6
32
7
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
2
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
53
93
180
226
335
1084
1934
2331
2541
3198
3230
2647
2302
1998
1798
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
59
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
22
22
137
137
459
460
318
318
386
324
324
324
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
4
3
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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