Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
!
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
3
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4443
4236
3366
3055
2639
2344
2161
1996
2040
2006
2427
2310
2445
2927
3257
3468
3310
3102
3020
2453
2015
1795
1495
1046
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:54PM1.49m
12:49PM1.23m
00:41AM1.41m
1:38PM1.29m
1:35AM1.33m
2:31PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.55m
6:25AM0.35m
6:17PM0.58m
7:08AM0.38m
7:24PM0.61m
7:57AM0.41m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
3
SSE
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
13
1.1
SE
14
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
3.5
SSE
11
0.3
ESE
15
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.9
ESE
12
Energy kJ
31
32
42
40
10
16
16
15
14
13
2045
12
35
478
6
24
21
2677
42
2015
1795
1495
993
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
19
18
17
16
8
32
31
13
12
13
12
59
20
394
342
454
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
8
23
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
4443
4236
3366
3055
2639
2344
2161
1996
2040
2006
2427
2310
2445
2927
3257
3468
3310
3102
3020
2453
1046
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
3
3
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
137
137
137
181
450
318
362
324
318
22
22
22
22
5
107
201
137
137
22
22
5
0
0
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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