Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
2
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
7
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
12
2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
1095
1459
1152
878
575
952
932
898
783
738
708
755
799
725
660
593
614
551
471
391
359
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:48AM1.19m
8:46PM1.67m
9:26AM1.23m
9:23PM1.65m
10:02AM1.26m
10:00PM1.60m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.39m
3:23AM0.23m
2:55PM0.38m
3:55AM0.22m
3:34PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
15
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
5
8
10
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
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