Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.6
S
20
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
477
435
432
669
639
480
418
326
276
269
227
235
191
188
188
191
209
202
180
174
132
138
165
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:56AM1.51m
9:07PM1.59m
9:34AM1.52m
9:45PM1.48m
10:11AM1.52m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.15m
2:52PM0.24m
3:17AM0.20m
3:33PM0.28m
3:48AM0.26m
4:15PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
18
20
19
19
17
Feels °C
16
14
13
16
15
13
14
12
12
12
12
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
14
15
14
16
14
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