Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.4
S
10
0.8
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
29
28
35
34
51
322
381
354
264
321
268
344
264
254
204
165
172
141
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:42PM1.38m
4:10AM0.96m
4:41PM1.42m
5:22AM1.00m
5:34PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.61m
9:57AM0.62m
00:01AM0.52m
11:01AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
17
16
15
16
15
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