Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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)
1.3
S
11
1.5
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
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
422
264
316
268
344
264
249
204
168
138
141
144
146
136
109
217
384
434
318
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
15
N
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:41PM1.42m
5:22AM1.00m
5:34PM1.48m
6:19AM1.07m
6:20PM1.53m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.52m
11:01AM0.58m
00:39AM0.43m
11:54AM0.52m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
17
15
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
22
20
20
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
14
16
15
14
13
13
15
18
16
19
18
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