Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
364
396
368
307
217
212
215
212
210
204
124
330
316
240
185
185
180
173
173
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:08AM1.43m
10:16PM1.64m
10:49AM1.43m
10:55PM1.51m
11:30AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.29m
4:32AM0.22m
4:37PM0.37m
5:06AM0.30m
5:22PM0.46m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
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