Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.4°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
54
54
110
104
85
96
116
116
252
673
810
687
776
885
797
610
590
489
476
780
670
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:10AM1.70m
10:40PM1.25m
11:01AM1.72m
11:40PM1.19m
11:57AM1.70m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.22m
4:21AM0.29m
5:38PM0.25m
5:08AM0.36m
6:40PM0.29m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:56
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Temp °C
17
22
23
20
19
18
16
15
15
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
18
20
16
17
16
14
13
13
17
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
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