Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

20.0°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 6	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	188	209	202	180	174	132	138	148	135	109	95	82	72	53	64	66	171	620	1367	1774	2140	2652	2954	2644
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	E	E	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					10:11AM1.52m				10:22PM1.36m				10:50AM1.49m				11:00PM1.23m				11:30AM1.45m
Low Tide		3:48AM0.26m					4:15PM0.35m				4:17AM0.33m				4:58PM0.43m				4:46AM0.40m				5:45PM0.52m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	14	18	21	19	19	17	16	16	17	22	22	21	19	18	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	12	10	11	15	17	14	16	13	13	13	14	21	20	19	18	14	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13
kJ	188	209	202	180	174	132	121	85	58	54	95	82	72	53	64	66	39	19	14	11	7	17	17	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ENE 14	E 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	E 13	—	—	—
kJ	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	32	31	30	17	16	19	16	20	20	20	12	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	E 9	N 13	E 8	E 16	E 16	—	S 15	E 16	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	N 12	N 12	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	2	3	1	5	5	—	5	5	16	17	18	19	19	3	3	5	5	20	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	55	55	52	52	64	131	138	148	135	109	190	131	—	—	2	17	171	620	1367	1774	2140	2652	2954	2644
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Garie Beach NSW - Illawarra	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Angourie Point NSW - North Coast	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	59	35	35	35	258	240	187	35	35	35	0	5	67	622	5	5	313	316	22	650	937	937	589	396
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Diamond Head	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Diamond Head	Bonny Hills	Blueys Beach	Bonny Hills			Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)			North Haven
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2	2			2	1			3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie 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	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	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gas Bay Australia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Antiques Maldives	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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