Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
0.7
S
16
1.2
S
9
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
12
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
148
183
202
235
239
239
274
299
251
229
209
167
129
216
162
163
148
298
242
237
189
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:24AM1.39m
9:30PM1.54m
10:02AM1.43m
10:10PM1.46m
10:44AM1.46m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.30m
3:46AM0.21m
3:58PM0.31m
4:20AM0.24m
4:45PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
11
14
14
14
15
16
14
12
13
16
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
16
16
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