Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
S
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
71
40
25
24
18
26
18
19
32
48
42
48
38
35
22
21
23
44
34
46
65
116
132
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:21PM1.45m
12:06PM1.35m
00:10AM1.35m
12:58PM1.39m
1:07AM1.25m
1:57PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.31m
5:55PM0.49m
6:20AM0.37m
7:01PM0.54m
7:11AM0.42m
8:22PM0.56m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
15
17
17
16
16
13
12
11
14
17
17
15
13
13
11
11
13
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
14
14
14
14
14
9
8
6
9
12
13
13
9
9
7
7
10
11
11
12
11
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