Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
S
16
1
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.5
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
193
292
167
154
115
88
65
68
119
182
178
318
395
386
290
207
129
152
163
488
200
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:04PM1.36m
2:43AM0.94m
3:03PM1.36m
3:57AM0.97m
4:01PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.63m
9:20PM0.62m
8:08AM0.68m
10:32PM0.56m
9:30AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
17
24
26
25
21
21
20
19
19
23
23
21
22
23
22
22
22
28
31
21
18
17
Feels °C
12
20
22
22
19
18
17
16
16
20
18
17
20
20
18
17
17
24
27
17
15
14
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