Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

19.8° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 8AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	787	603	566	481	273	251	270	234	195	157	158	217	223	218	274	250	294	330	362	496	461	901	1384	1525
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:51AM1.31m				9:57PM1.84m					10:39AM1.33m				10:43PM1.75m				11:24AM1.34m
Low Tide		3:46AM0.12m				3:22PM0.30m					4:30AM0.15m				4:10PM0.34m				5:13AM0.21m				5:00PM0.41m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	1	2	2	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	10	10	11	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 9	S 9	SSW 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	S 10	S 10	E 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	273	251	270	234	195	157	121	94	89	65	42	36	24	58	57	57	461	52	48	1525
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 20	S 18	S 18	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 8	E 8	S 18	S 16	S 10	S 15	NE 8	S 11	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 11	S 20	SSE 20	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	7	7	26	22	36	36	85	50	54	45	19	17	3	39	35	79	79	55	71	75	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 20	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	N 9	NE 8	S 15	NE 8	SSW 14	S 20	NE 8	NE 8	—	S 21	S 18	S 18	SSE 19
kJ	—	—	—	8	4	27	57	54	55	102	102	2	3	39	3	40	8	2	3	—	76	6	6	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 6	ESE 10	E 10	—
kJ	787	603	566	481	137	145	145	150	175	130	158	217	223	218	274	250	294	330	362	496	40	901	1384	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	137	150	150	22	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	106	106	172	5	5	5	181	181	195	195	316	284	195
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2				2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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