Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
190
181
151
132
132
155
240
266
256
213
200
213
200
275
408
393
334
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:23PM1.51m
7:04AM1.31m
7:03PM1.52m
7:38AM1.40m
7:42PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.26m
12:57PM0.38m
1:32AM0.22m
1:37PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
20
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
23
23
22
20
Feels °C
13
14
13
14
13
17
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
17
18
18
19
17
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