Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.4
S
10
0.7
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
1371
1345
976
606
366
787
416
347
568
515
427
314
222
192
233
178
172
166
152
112
126
124
115
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:02AM1.04m
4:54PM1.43m
5:50AM1.13m
5:41PM1.47m
6:29AM1.22m
6:23PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.48m
10:38AM0.63m
11:58PM0.40m
11:32AM0.55m
00:31AM0.32m
12:16PM0.47m
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
13
14
13
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