Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
226
187
181
240
396
494
494
537
499
444
369
353
353
365
450
516
531
365
374
480
402
402
349
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
E
5
N
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:54AM1.09m
1:17PM1.56m
3:10AM1.07m
2:27PM1.56m
3:27AM1.11m
3:36PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.50m
8:14PM0.42m
7:40AM0.57m
9:36PM0.38m
9:07AM0.57m
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Temp °C
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
17
20
20
20
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18
Feels °C
15
15
15
18
17
16
15
16
14
13
16
19
17
18
21
19
20
17
16
20
19
20
19
19
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