Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
9
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
186
180
244
227
168
166
171
308
212
314
428
609
1847
2056
1663
1698
1680
1418
1301
1107
996
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:39AM1.33m
10:43PM1.75m
11:24AM1.34m
11:27PM1.63m
12:10PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.15m
4:10PM0.34m
5:13AM0.21m
5:00PM0.41m
5:53AM0.28m
5:51PM0.50m
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
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