Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

20.5°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 3						Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 8	E 8	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	71	77	145	269	328	451	215	131	91	31	27	80	64	40	44	46	135	160	221	385	623	1099	839	799
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	E	SW	SW	WSW	SW	S	SE	ENE	N	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				4:11PM1.56m					5:12AM1.28m				5:11PM1.52m				6:07AM1.37m				6:08PM1.48m
Low Tide		9:52AM0.58m					11:08PM0.32m				11:07AM0.54m				11:59PM0.30m				12:11PM0.48m				00:41AM0.29m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	7:17
mm	—	—	—	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	23	22	20	20	19	18	18	18	22	23	21	20	19	17	19	19	19	19	18	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	17	22	19	16	21	20	16	15	15	19	20	20	21	20	17	15	15	14	12	12	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	NNE 8	NNE 8	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 9	S 10
kJ	38	24	24	13	12	5	215	131	91	31	37	37	64	40	29	46	33	34	38	40	40	822	839	799
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ENE 9	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	NNE 7	E 7	E 8	NNE 7	ENE 8	E 8	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	7	8	5	20	18	16	14	13	10	32	27	29	20	26	44	11	4	4	6	6	6	39	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 17	E 12	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 8	S 13	S 13	S 11	S 14	E 7	ENE 8	ESE 6	NE 7	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	6	6	3	4	3	3	5	3	3	9	4	4	24	11	12	—	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	—	—
kJ	71	77	145	269	328	451	—	6	43	74	90	80	—	—	—	45	135	160	221	385	623	1099	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	4	3	3
Distance (km)	107	181	373	120	152	22	5	5	5	5	441	116	27	15	0	5	13	137	402	410	137	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1		2	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	2			2	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	1	4	5	5	4	2	1	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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