Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
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)
3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1729
1495
1381
1408
1489
1405
1412
1302
1338
1128
991
917
815
769
680
610
533
473
463
399
348
295
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:10PM1.34m
00:11AM1.49m
12:56PM1.34m
00:55AM1.35m
1:44PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.28m
5:51PM0.50m
6:33AM0.36m
6:45PM0.59m
7:13AM0.44m
7:48PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
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