Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
0.7
S
16
1.2
S
9
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
16
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
239
239
274
299
251
229
209
167
126
208
188
168
138
308
246
237
189
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
0
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:30PM1.54m
10:02AM1.43m
10:10PM1.46m
10:44AM1.46m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.21m
3:58PM0.31m
4:20AM0.24m
4:45PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
16
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
15
16
14
14
13
16
15
15
17
15
14
12
11
14
16
14
16
17
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