Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2677
2415
2129
1798
1628
1439
988
776
836
810
838
1020
880
800
800
681
573
561
535
597
634
634
527
507
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:35AM1.33m
2:31PM1.36m
2:34AM1.26m
3:28PM1.44m
3:38AM1.20m
4:27PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.41m
8:40PM0.60m
8:52AM0.42m
10:00PM0.56m
9:51AM0.41m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
14
13
14
11
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