Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
67
83
88
85
178
196
196
168
163
159
181
204
182
237
221
221
232
284
319
280
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:22PM1.37m
4:29AM1.03m
4:17PM1.37m
5:23AM1.11m
5:08PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.72m
10:37PM0.51m
9:56AM0.72m
11:26PM0.45m
11:05AM0.67m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
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clear
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
16
17
16
16
15
16
18
17
16
17
18
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