Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

20.7°C

Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Evening (25 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	S 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	477	429	564	388	692	1135	1164	1017	1313	1175	612	440	313	222	213	686	586	459	380	319	304	298	241	163
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSW	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				8:02AM1.51m				8:11PM1.41m				8:41AM1.60m				8:57PM1.37m				9:24AM1.66m				9:46PM1.32m
Low Tide	1:48AM0.24m					2:18PM0.31m				2:23AM0.22m				3:03PM0.25m				2:59AM0.21m				3:51PM0.22m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	24	22	24	24	22	20	21	22	24	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	19	19	19	22	19	20	22	21	20	20	22	22	13	14	15	16	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 20	NE 8	S 19	S 15	S 15	S 14	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8
kJ	8	8	423	7	5	4	4	475	901	770	612	440	313	222	145	548	586	459	380	319	304	298	241	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 20	—	S 18	S 15	—	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	—	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 13	E 13
kJ	—	8	8	8	7	—	6	4	—	5	5	5	4	4	—	122	99	56	51	37	37	36	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	E 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	24	21	27	21	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	—	SW 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	477	429	564	388	692	1135	1164	1017	1313	1175	—	13	50	80	213	686	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	129
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Cudmirrah Reef NSW - South Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	35	35	35	35	379	396	35	27	0	15	0	5	150	137	5	5	5	5	0	5	318	195	195	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Diamond Head	Bonny Hills	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Boomerang Beach (North)	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Hat Head	Hat Head	Saltwater	North Haven	North Haven	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Scotts Head		Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3			3	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	2		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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