Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
143
113
113
88
84
62
337
302
863
711
1020
917
1595
2372
2270
1729
1225
936
673
566
400
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26PM1.38m
3:25AM1.04m
4:21PM1.42m
4:27AM1.01m
5:15PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.53m
10:21PM0.68m
9:33AM0.55m
11:31PM0.63m
10:28AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
19
19
18
16
12
9
9
11
13
14
13
12
11
9
8
11
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
10
13
16
15
13
10
5
3
3
5
8
10
10
9
7
5
4
8
12
14
13
11
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