Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 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 (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). 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 (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
223
197
188
157
183
183
193
232
192
188
161
382
298
281
295
267
249
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:34PM1.37m
12:12PM1.39m
00:15AM1.23m
12:57PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.46m
5:39AM0.38m
6:12PM0.55m
6:12AM0.46m
7:11PM0.64m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
12
14
13
13
14
13
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