Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
635
680
725
695
660
697
614
551
528
456
406
351
385
418
1134
1032
1039
864
756
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:23PM1.65m
10:02AM1.26m
10:00PM1.60m
10:40AM1.29m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.38m
3:55AM0.22m
3:34PM0.38m
4:28AM0.24m
4:15PM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
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