Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 02 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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s
Evening (02 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	279	221	159	138	172	289	357	385	344	255	212	268	221	189	251	398	393	558	499	385	337	369	402	414
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	E	S	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	ENE	ESE	SSE	S	SSW
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	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:44PM1.16m				12:10PM1.58m				00:54AM1.09m					1:17PM1.56m				3:10AM1.07m				2:27PM1.56m
Low Tide			5:16AM0.41m				6:51PM0.40m				6:19AM0.50m					8:14PM0.42m				7:40AM0.57m				9:36PM0.38m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	16	16	21	21	20	20	18	17	16	16	19	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	23	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	13	14	13	18	16	16	17	15	16	17	16	20	20	17	16	14	14	13	15	23	18	19	19	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 9	NE 8	NE 8	S 9	S 8	S 10
kJ	36	20	18	17	17	8	7	7	7	255	212	169	153	24	23	46	18	17	14	385	337	14	13	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 10	S 8
kJ	4	16	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	2	3	3	2	1	2	6	16	25	25	4	8	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	SW 6	S 18	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 5	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 11	S 14	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	25	2	2	2	1	—	—	5	19	10	16	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	279	221	159	138	172	289	357	385	344	396	303	268	221	189	251	398	393	558	499	557	258	369	402	414
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Lurline Bay NSW - Sydney South Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	One Mile Beach NSW - Newcastle	Suck Rock 2 NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Garie Beach NSW - Illawarra	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle - Stratts Spit NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Pambula Rivermouth NSW - Far South	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	35	35	34	79	243	227	79	75	34	0	0	0	5	153	258	79	106	79	27	0	106	580	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1					2	3	3	3	2				1	1	4	4			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	4	5	5	5	5	6	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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