Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

19.8° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 11	S 11	SSW 7	S 14	S 12	S 11	S 16	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	61	49	139	134	189	128	81	58	43	42	23	23	22	10	10	10	16	44	61	20	158	385	503	1351
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	N	NE	N	NW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:28PM1.75m					7:06AM1.19m				7:25PM1.83m				8:07AM1.24m				8:18PM1.88m				9:01AM1.28m
Low Tide				1:21AM0.26m			12:47PM0.32m					2:13AM0.17m				1:41PM0.29m				3:01AM0.13m				2:32PM0.28m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	12	11	10	10	11	15	16	15	15	13	13	13	14	18	18	16	15	13	13	13	14	17	16
Feels °C	9	6	6	6	6	7	12	13	13	13	10	9	9	9	13	13	10	10	8	8	8	9	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 12	S 11	S 16	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	—
kJ	61	49	32	21	83	57	81	58	28	18	23	23	22	10	10	10	10	44	61	20	39	60	277	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	S 11	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 7	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 9	—	—
kJ	16	6	6	3	15	7	7	41	43	42	—	—	1	1	10	9	10	5	2	2	2	2	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	S 11	E 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	E 7	S 20	S 16	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	2	10	2	7	7	6	2	2	2	1	8	5	16	2	2	2	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 6	—	—	—	SW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 10
kJ	50	87	139	134	189	128	—	—	—	39	32	34	14	41	29	17	13	15	34	103	158	385	503	1351
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4
Distance (km)	5	22	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	0	316	69	69	633	69	523	69	59	13	74	13	22	69	116
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1		1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	9	9	3	2	1	1	1	1	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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