Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
188
157
193
199
193
199
197
161
161
382
345
281
295
276
238
194
153
108
113
60
56
94
135
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:34PM1.37m
12:12PM1.39m
00:15AM1.23m
12:57PM1.37m
1:00AM1.11m
1:48PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.38m
6:12PM0.55m
6:12AM0.46m
7:11PM0.64m
6:51AM0.53m
8:25PM0.69m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
12
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
14
15
14
15
15
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