Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
459
394
394
335
282
358
351
305
305
242
242
237
227
188
177
143
143
113
113
88
84
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM1.34m
1:40AM1.22m
2:34PM1.35m
2:30AM1.12m
3:26PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.44m
7:48PM0.66m
7:55AM0.50m
9:01PM0.69m
8:41AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
17
16
15
13
13
14
18
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
19
19
18
14
Feels °C
11
14
14
13
14
14
13
11
11
13
16
16
17
13
12
10
11
12
14
14
12
7
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