Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

20.6°C

Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (24 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	453	545	444	403	335	459	569	637	559	470	482	416	713	808	1081	1017	853	770	626	528	362	250	196	428
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:24AM1.41m				7:26PM1.42m					8:02AM1.51m				8:11PM1.41m				8:41AM1.60m				8:57PM1.37m
Low Tide	1:14AM0.28m				1:34PM0.39m				1:48AM0.24m					2:18PM0.31m				2:23AM0.22m				3:03PM0.25m


	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	1	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	20	21	21	21	20	19	19	20	24	23	25	23	21	20	20	23	23	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	16	17	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	20	23	21	22	21	19	19	21	24	22	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 15	S 15	S 14	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	S 8
kJ	11	402	344	314	6	6	5	9	8	8	8	7	5	4	4	315	853	770	626	528	362	250	196	428
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	E 12	—	S 18	S 18	—	S 22	—	—	S 16	S 20	S 20	S 20	—	S 18	S 15	S 15	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 12	NE 8
kJ	4	11	—	6	6	—	9	—	—	5	7	8	7	—	6	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	3	145
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	—	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	SSE 6	—
kJ	453	545	444	403	335	459	569	637	559	470	482	416	713	808	1081	1017	—	—	—	—	35	75	145	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	35	0	0	27	575	575	267	79	35	35	35	35	107	79	35	35	27	0	0	5	241	316	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills	Back Bommie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Treachery Head					Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Diamond Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Hat Head			Hat Head	Boomerang Beach (South)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2					4	4	3	3			3	4	4	3	3	3			2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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