Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
188
168
144
214
250
237
189
185
146
144
141
108
110
110
79
75
74
73
73
74
74
74
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10PM1.46m
10:44AM1.46m
10:56PM1.36m
11:32AM1.47m
11:50PM1.25m
12:29PM1.48m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.24m
4:45PM0.35m
4:57AM0.30m
5:42PM0.41m
5:41AM0.38m
6:52PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
21
19
20
20
18
19
18
22
26
26
23
21
19
18
19
26
28
26
22
20
Feels °C
14
12
12
14
17
15
17
17
15
16
14
19
23
24
20
18
16
15
16
22
23
20
16
15
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