Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
1
2
2
2
2
3
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2
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.8
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
467
392
371
301
885
2115
2934
2917
4513
4115
3479
2894
2440
2164
1956
1799
1724
1839
1768
1968
2142
2349
2904
2917
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:10PM1.56m
12:03PM1.20m
11:54PM1.49m
12:49PM1.23m
00:41AM1.41m
1:38PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.51m
5:46AM0.32m
5:22PM0.55m
6:25AM0.35m
6:17PM0.58m
7:08AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<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
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1.1
SE
14
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
467
392
371
301
20
20
21
52
31
32
42
40
10
16
16
33
32
14
14
12
12
410
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.7
S
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
45
41
62
143
14
13
13
53
22
18
17
9
8
15
14
30
30
12
13
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
11
11
62
61
19
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
885
2115
2934
2917
4513
4115
3479
2894
2440
2164
1956
1799
1724
1839
1768
1968
2142
2349
2904
2917
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
22
22
22
137
318
459
137
181
396
318
362
324
324
137
22
22
22
22
201
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
4
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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