Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
1.3
S
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
217
212
242
212
159
240
124
393
262
237
185
172
156
167
183
183
183
188
207
173
154
186
165
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:16PM1.64m
10:49AM1.43m
10:55PM1.51m
11:30AM1.42m
11:34PM1.37m
12:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.22m
4:37PM0.37m
5:06AM0.30m
5:22PM0.46m
5:39AM0.38m
6:12PM0.55m
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clear
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
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