Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 11 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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)	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	424	407	300	274	252	325	313	275	285	202	160	154	122	83	61	49	128	135	118	56	89	66	47	46
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NNE	NE	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide			4:47AM1.17m				5:28PM1.65m				5:58AM1.17m				6:28PM1.75m					7:06AM1.19m				7:25PM1.83m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.47m				10:51AM0.39m				00:23AM0.36m				11:51AM0.36m					1:21AM0.26m			12:47PM0.32m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	12	13	16	16	16	14	13	12	13	15	17	17	14	12	11	9	8	11	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	13	10	10	11	14	14	14	12	10	8	9	9	12	11	8	6	6	5	4	7	12	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	424	407	300	231	174	325	313	275	285	202	160	154	122	83	61	49	32	32	15	56	89	66	41	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	68	143	227	274	252	121	88	88	57	53	39	38	26	17	16	6	6	2	2	7	7	12	47	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 18	S 16	S 17	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 15	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	—	E 11	S 11	E 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	28	25	5	6	4	5	5	6	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	2	21	2	7	7	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NW 2	NW 2	NW 2	W 3	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	WNW 3	NW 4	—	—	N 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	1	1	7	20	31	58	86	128	135	118	2	2	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	27	35	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	59	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Treachery Head	Nambucca Heads	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	North Haven	Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	North Haven	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Broken Head NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Kingston Norfolk Island	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	1	1	9	9	3	9	1	1	1	1	4
Header Global	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Injidup Carpark Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Forster Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (11 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website