Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
614
551
471
442
391
351
385
418
1134
1032
1039
902
865
637
589
462
355
308
249
191
159
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.26m
10:00PM1.60m
10:40AM1.29m
10:39PM1.54m
11:21AM1.32m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.38m
4:28AM0.24m
4:15PM0.40m
5:01AM0.27m
5:01PM0.44m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
10
11
11
13
16
15
16
16
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