Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is

19.8° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 6	S 7	S 8	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	189	144	85	60	42	55	28	23	22	10	17	35	51	45	41	36	153	233	579	1275	1269	930	664	550
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NE	NE	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:06AM1.19m				7:25PM1.83m				8:07AM1.24m				8:18PM1.88m				9:01AM1.28m				9:09PM1.88m
Low Tide			12:47PM0.32m					2:13AM0.17m				1:41PM0.29m				3:01AM0.13m				2:32PM0.28m				3:46AM0.12m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	11	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	14	17	18	16	15	13	13	12	14	17	17	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	6	7	12	11	13	11	9	8	8	10	12	13	10	10	8	9	7	9	11	12	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 7	S 11	S 14	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 16
kJ	83	57	85	60	42	29	24	23	22	10	17	9	15	45	41	36	38	63	—	—	—	—	—	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	E 10	S 11	S 20	SSW 10	SSW 7	E 10	S 16	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	7	7	40	25	24	2	2	2	2	10	8	10	5	2	20	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	S 11	E 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	S 21	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	10	2	7	7	6	2	2	2	1	8	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 6	—	—	—	SW 7	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 6	S 7	S 8	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	189	144	—	—	—	55	28	38	38	38	24	35	51	17	38	62	153	233	579	1275	1269	930	664	550
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	15	27	0	0	69	69	69	69	69	69	0	69	13	13	13	13	116	13	13	13	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	7	5	7	1	4	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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