Forster Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.20° S 152.54° E

Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)--
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
181
233
261
283
346
637
526
580
407
398
357
940
894
707
606
506
402
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:01PM1.58m
7:40AM1.22m
7:39PM1.61m
8:15AM1.28m
8:15PM1.61m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.27m
1:19PM0.39m
2:14AM0.22m
1:58PM0.34m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
12
14
12
11
12
14
14
14
15
15
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