Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.1°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
4
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1377
1102
755
459
364
317
395
356
445
706
1088
1275
1124
921
766
632
586
540
474
380
320
324
796
1655
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
SE
35
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:48AM1.12m
5:03PM1.64m
5:56AM1.21m
6:04PM1.71m
6:50AM1.31m
6:57PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.37m
10:33AM0.49m
00:04AM0.27m
11:39AM0.41m
00:51AM0.19m
12:35PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
13
12
11
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
17
16
15
16
14
10
10
10
10
12
12
14
14
12
10
9
15
13
10
7
7
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