Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
1
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)
0.5
S
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
6
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
84
83
83
129
177
177
173
173
140
233
295
438
957
1351
1246
764
486
151
154
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
0
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
W
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM1.57m
4:45AM1.10m
5:16PM1.66m
6:01AM1.15m
6:19PM1.75m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.43m
10:38AM0.45m
00:19AM0.32m
11:44AM0.39m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
14
13
11
11
13
18
19
15
17
17
17
16
15
12
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
12
11
8
9
11
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
6
9
9
10
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