Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.6°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSW
9
1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
261
256
221
188
206
183
211
306
286
235
262
280
251
229
209
161
126
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
0
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:52PM1.59m
9:24AM1.39m
9:30PM1.54m
10:02AM1.43m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.19m
3:15PM0.30m
3:46AM0.21m
3:58PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
11
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
16
15
15
15
15
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