Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
120
175
141
159
131
73
52
43
35
28
28
27
27
27
27
21
21
27
19
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
High Tide
1:48PM1.36m
1:53AM1.02m
2:43PM1.36m
2:58AM0.96m
3:42PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.69m
7:41AM0.59m
9:55PM0.68m
8:46AM0.62m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
13
14
13
13
14
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
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