Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.1°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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
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)
1.7
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
464
387
281
248
255
262
215
173
173
136
136
192
246
276
291
429
469
407
416
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
15
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:20PM1.53m
7:03AM1.14m
7:01PM1.58m
7:40AM1.22m
7:39PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.52m
1:12AM0.34m
12:39PM0.46m
1:44AM0.27m
1:19PM0.39m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
3
7
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
20
18
17
16
16
16
19
21
19
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
19
17
17
18
17
16
16
18
18
15
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
15
15
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