Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.2
NE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
210
226
231
281
292
292
292
298
346
533
543
450
226
226
354
214
173
170
170
121
121
121
121
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:05AM1.23m
10:12PM1.85m
11:00AM1.24m
11:04PM1.79m
11:54AM1.24m
11:55PM1.69m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.33m
4:54AM0.17m
4:23PM0.39m
5:45AM0.22m
5:18PM0.47m
6:35AM0.28m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
18
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
19
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.2
NE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
210
210
226
231
281
292
292
292
298
346
533
543
450
226
226
354
214
173
82
77
102
79
54
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
S
11
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
84
82
79
50
48
48
47
29
26
25
14
14
6
46
38
22
47
54
170
170
121
121
121
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
10
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
6
22
41
42
41
39
37
37
83
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
2
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
4
12
11
8
12
46
114
132
1
80
97
123
168
1
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
35
15
0
0
0
0
15
15
34
15
0
0
0
27
27
0
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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