Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

19.9°C

Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (30 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	385	548	522	596	453	606	411	324	239	173	168	113	146	275	363	325	287	221	178	164	233	410	479	432
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					10:17AM1.59m				10:42PM1.26m				11:10AM1.59m				11:44PM1.16m				12:10PM1.58m
Low Tide		3:45AM0.25m					4:38PM0.29m				4:26AM0.32m				5:39PM0.35m				5:16AM0.41m				6:51PM0.40m


	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	18	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	20	21	19	19	17	17	16	16	21	21	21	20	18
Feels °C	12	11	10	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	18	17	14	15	14	14	14	13	18	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 12	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	230	271	522	596	453	606	411	324	239	173	168	113	103	65	59	37	36	20	18	17	8	8	8	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	S 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	385	548	244	146	146	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	17	16	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	34	24	26	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	19	23	26	32	53	117	191	195	164	124	109	109	146	275	363	325	287	221	178	164	233	410	479	432
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) NSW - Illawarra	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Crabbs Creek NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	89	35	35	0	35	52	187	187	187	79	35	35	27	35	187	329	195	79	35	35	34	35	187	129
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Scotts Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Park Beach	Nambucca Heads	Bonny Hills	Back Bommie	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Bonny Hills	Back Bommie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	3			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	3	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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