Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.4° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1065
932
826
637
533
441
415
287
234
235
190
158
173
137
64
58
42
42
26
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:05PM1.53m
6:34AM1.04m
6:49PM1.59m
7:25AM1.09m
7:31PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.52m
1:05AM0.46m
12:10PM0.48m
1:43AM0.38m
12:55PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
14
13
12
14
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
15
18
17
18
16
Feels °C
14
12
14
14
12
11
10
14
14
14
15
14
13
11
11
14
16
15
17
15
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