Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	!	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 14	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	42	61	33	23	22	10	16	10	16	45	40	35	257	362	1373	2749	2132	1325	888	753	603	475	513	396
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:25PM1.83m				8:07AM1.24m				8:18PM1.88m				9:01AM1.28m				9:09PM1.88m				9:51AM1.31m
Low Tide				2:13AM0.17m				1:41PM0.29m				3:01AM0.13m				2:32PM0.28m				3:46AM0.12m				3:22PM0.30m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	—	1
Temp °C	16	14	12	11	11	13	17	17	16	14	13	12	12	13	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	13	14	15
Feels °C	15	12	9	7	7	8	12	11	10	8	8	7	6	7	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	42	29	24	23	22	10	16	10	5	45	40	35	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	475	513	396
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	E 10	S 11	S 10	S 14	E 10	E 10	S 16	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	ESE 6
kJ	25	24	2	2	2	2	10	9	16	2	2	20	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	S 21	S 16	S 10	E 7	E 10	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 13
kJ	5	6	2	2	2	1	8	5	8	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	18	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 4	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	—
kJ	—	61	33	44	44	38	30	23	16	28	58	98	257	362	1373	2749	2132	1325	888	753	603	77	82	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	69	69	69	69	69	554	89	390	149	74	22	22	22	201	22	107	137	137	22	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1	2	2	3		4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	6	5	7	5	6	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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