Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
2
2
2
2
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)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
168
175
141
144
167
177
240
275
464
447
303
269
223
204
164
126
126
96
98
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NE
30
NNE
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM1.48m
6:19AM1.07m
6:20PM1.53m
7:03AM1.14m
7:01PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.58m
00:39AM0.43m
11:54AM0.52m
1:12AM0.34m
12:39PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
4
4
5
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
15
15
15
19
23
20
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
14
15
14
13
13
13
16
19
16
17
17
17
16
17
18
16
13
13
13
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