Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

20.0°C

Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (01 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	239	225	168	113	103	175	287	296	255	183	159	159	231	382	434	397	346	239	323	296	178	153	273	349
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	SE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	10:42PM1.26m				11:10AM1.59m				11:44PM1.16m				12:10PM1.58m				00:54AM1.09m					1:17PM1.56m
Low Tide			4:26AM0.32m				5:39PM0.35m				5:16AM0.41m				6:51PM0.40m				6:19AM0.50m					8:14PM0.42m


	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	19	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	21	20	20	18	17	17	17	18	19	20	19	18
Feels °C	13	12	13	16	17	15	16	15	15	14	14	17	16	15	17	16	17	17	17	19	21	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 18	S 17	SSW 9
kJ	239	225	168	113	103	65	59	37	36	20	18	17	17	8	7	7	346	239	212	194	178	25	23	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 9	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	16	16	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	1	3	3	7	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 18	S 9	S 18	S 10	S 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	2	6	2	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	114	104	96	77	84	175	287	296	255	183	159	159	231	382	434	397	535	374	323	296	—	153	273	349
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Durras North NSW - Far South	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	59	35	34	35	373	434	195	79	35	35	34	79	272	150	79	35	0	0	5	0	0	79	79	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	Back Bommie	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Valla Beach	Back Bommie					Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach			Yacaaba Head-Boulders
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2					2	3	3	3	3	2			2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Nazare Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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