Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.4°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
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)
1.8
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
354
279
196
196
432
614
563
434
365
298
239
167
140
108
105
95
114
89
89
87
67
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
30
SW
25
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:41AM1.60m
8:57PM1.37m
9:24AM1.66m
9:46PM1.32m
10:10AM1.70m
10:40PM1.25m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.25m
2:59AM0.21m
3:51PM0.22m
3:38AM0.24m
4:42PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:58
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7:08
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7:09
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1
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Temp °C
20
22
18
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
21
22
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
19
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
18
19
17
17
19
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