Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 04 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) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
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2
2
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.9
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
232
327
202
786
708
467
400
379
295
972
1967
2502
2541
3794
3594
3637
2470
2073
1835
1650
1510
1544
1479
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
6:17PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
3.5
S
12
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
42
25
221
178
786
708
467
400
379
143
30
20
52
52
53
31
2943
40
38
37
16
15
32
1479
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.5
NE
7
0.5
S
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.1
NE
8
0.3
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
8
24
24
79
16
11
45
41
62
61
14
13
4
53
42
40
3
37
2
2
32
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
13
0.5
NE
7
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
4
32
23
51
47
11
11
62
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
S
9
1.9
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
189
232
327
202
295
972
1967
2502
2541
3794
3594
3637
2470
2073
1835
1650
1510
1544
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
5
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
22
22
107
137
419
459
318
318
318
318
318
324
318
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
7
4
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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