Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSW
6
1
S
7
0.8
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
144
144
141
108
110
112
79
73
74
73
73
74
74
74
52
52
34
136
89
169
382
284
133
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:56PM1.36m
11:32AM1.47m
11:50PM1.25m
12:29PM1.48m
00:54AM1.15m
1:33PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.30m
5:42PM0.41m
5:41AM0.38m
6:52PM0.47m
6:37AM0.46m
8:17PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
22
26
24
22
22
20
18
19
25
28
27
24
21
17
15
14
17
18
17
18
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
19
24
22
19
20
18
15
16
22
24
22
19
17
13
11
11
15
15
15
16
14
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