Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

19.9° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12						Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 19	S 16	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	160	154	122	83	61	49	32	91	183	140	87	47	29	43	40	38	85	12	11	28	19	44	41	38
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	N	NE	NE	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	5:58AM1.17m				6:28PM1.75m					7:06AM1.19m				7:25PM1.83m				8:07AM1.24m				8:18PM1.88m
Low Tide			11:51AM0.36m					1:21AM0.26m			12:47PM0.32m					2:13AM0.17m				1:41PM0.29m				3:01AM0.13m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	17	18	18	15	12	11	10	10	12	15	17	16	14	12	13	12	14	17	17	16	14	13	12
Feels °C	8	12	12	12	9	6	6	6	6	8	12	14	15	13	9	10	8	9	12	12	10	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	160	154	122	83	61	49	32	32	78	52	87	47	29	18	40	38	2	12	11	11	10	44	41	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 8	SE 8	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 7	E 10	E 10
kJ	39	38	26	24	16	6	6	6	20	14	7	23	27	43	6	2	—	10	9	9	18	18	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	E 11	S 11	E 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 20	S 19	S 16	E 10	—	E 9
kJ	2	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	2	10	2	14	6	6	2	2	2	2	8	28	19	2	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	W 3	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	NW 4	—	NNE 2	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 10	SW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 5
kJ	1	4	22	32	38	54	77	91	183	140	2	—	1	40	18	20	85	25	24	13	14	14	38	79
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	5	5	22	22	0	0	0	15	27	13	0	69	69	0	69	69	599	69	377	67	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	9	2	1	1	1	1	5	8	5	7	4	5	5	9	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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