Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
38
35
22
23
22
44
35
30
48
116
126
86
56
57
77
77
75
74
108
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
0
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM1.39m
1:07AM1.25m
1:57PM1.43m
2:14AM1.16m
3:01PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.54m
7:11AM0.42m
8:22PM0.56m
8:14AM0.46m
9:52PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
13
11
11
13
15
14
14
13
12
11
10
13
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
12
10
8
7
7
10
11
11
12
11
9
8
7
11
12
12
15
11
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