Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

19.7°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 20	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	274	276	223	227	235	191	191	188	191	209	202	180	174	132	138	133	102	105	92	80	72	62	64	54
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	ENE	E	ENE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:34AM1.52m				9:45PM1.48m					10:11AM1.52m				10:22PM1.36m				10:50AM1.49m
Low Tide		3:17AM0.20m				3:33PM0.28m				3:48AM0.26m					4:15PM0.35m				4:17AM0.33m				4:58PM0.43m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	17	19	18	17	17	15	14	14	18	20	19	19	17	16	16	17	21	21	20	20	18
Feels °C	12	11	11	14	14	12	11	13	11	11	11	15	16	14	16	14	14	14	15	20	18	19	20	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	274	264	223	227	235	191	191	188	191	209	202	180	174	132	121	85	83	54	31	80	72	62	64	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9
kJ	216	276	184	163	97	51	48	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	31	30	17	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 18	S 18	E 9	N 13	E 8	E 16	E 16	—	N 13	N 12	E 16	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14
kJ	34	17	35	17	17	17	17	17	6	6	2	3	1	5	5	—	3	3	5	17	18	19	19	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	18	20	16	19	34	63	92	94	87	60	45	44	64	126	138	133	102	105	92	131	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Green Island NSW - South Coast	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Bungan Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Blueys Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	35	35	35	52	187	390	241	59	59	35	35	52	198	187	79	35	35	35	20	0	622	324	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2				2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	1	2			2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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