Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
99
122
90
76
75
74
75
75
55
54
50
50
35
35
85
104
101
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:14AM1.16m
3:01PM1.49m
3:27AM1.10m
4:09PM1.57m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.56m
8:14AM0.46m
9:52PM0.52m
9:26AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
13
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
8
7
11
11
12
14
13
11
10
9
11
12
13
14
13
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