Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
2.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
246
233
204
173
167
209
260
237
231
212
193
156
132
169
266
297
256
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:41PM1.47m
6:29AM1.22m
6:23PM1.51m
7:04AM1.31m
7:03PM1.52m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.32m
12:16PM0.47m
1:02AM0.26m
12:57PM0.38m
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5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
17
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
15
13
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