Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Issued: 3 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
20.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
240
218
214
210
210
210
231
281
292
292
292
298
346
441
270
450
270
226
214
214
214
170
170
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM1.23m
10:12PM1.85m
11:00AM1.24m
11:04PM1.79m
11:54AM1.24m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.15m
3:29PM0.33m
4:54AM0.17m
4:23PM0.39m
5:45AM0.22m
5:18PM0.47m
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
17
17
16
17
18
21
22
20
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
15
13
14
15
19
21
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
286
240
218
214
210
210
210
231
281
292
292
292
298
346
441
270
450
270
226
214
214
214
85
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
1
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.4
S
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
138
136
125
85
84
82
79
50
48
48
47
29
26
25
14
65
6
45
38
40
65
43
170
170
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
14
14
14
10
10
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
14
2
6
22
22
41
8
41
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
7
11
11
18
40
78
104
1
67
150
192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
27
35
15
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
27
27
15
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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