Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.6° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
756
685
544
423
355
308
258
220
163
132
71
40
25
24
18
26
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:39PM1.54m
11:21AM1.32m
11:21PM1.45m
12:06PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.40m
5:01AM0.27m
5:01PM0.44m
5:38AM0.31m
5:55PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
15
17
20
19
18
16
16
16
14
15
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
13
17
16
15
13
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