Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

19.4° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28						Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 15	SW 5	NE 6	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	82	58	42	42	26	38	24	17	17	11	9	21	19	17	16	121	117	827	1400	1175	656	546
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NNE	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	S	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:25AM1.09m				7:31PM1.63m				8:09AM1.14m				8:09PM1.66m				8:48AM1.19m				8:46PM1.67m
Low Tide			12:55PM0.45m					2:17AM0.31m				1:37PM0.41m				2:51AM0.26m				2:17PM0.39m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	18	18	18	16	14	13	12	16	19	19	16	13	11	9	9	11	14	13	13	12
Feels °C	11	14	15	16	17	14	11	9	8	12	15	12	10	7	5	4	4	7	10	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 5	NE 6	SW 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	82	58	42	42	26	38	24	14	6	11	9	21	13	8	9	9	56	827	1018	824	656	546
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	NE 5	SW 5	ENE 6	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 6
kJ	31	19	26	13	12	11	11	7	7	4	5	15	19	17	16	3	6	6	6	3	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	SE 14	NE 8	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 9	S 8	S 16	SE 6	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	ENE 7	E 13	E 13
kJ	3	3	8	3	6	22	20	17	17	6	6	21	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	SW 3	SW 5	SW 5	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	SSW 11	SSW 10	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	3	18	31	32	80	46	55	83	121	117	—	1400	1175	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	35	34	27	0	13	383	316	383	383	137	69	377	137	13	0	0	22	22	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1		1	1	1	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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