Surf Forecasts:
Forster Beach surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, S swell with 2,915 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Forster Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Forster Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Forster Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Forster Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and here’s the word on Forster Beach.
Alright, mate, it’s a bit of a messy start on the horizon. We’ve got a solid wait ahead of us for anything decent. The first eight days or so are pretty grim, with only a couple of brief windows that are barely worth a mention. The water is sitting at 65°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing unusual there.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Monday morning, the 10th of August. We’ve got a clean-looking 7ft NE swell rolling in, but the energy is building (686) and that’s getting into the size where it’s not for the groms anymore. If you’re a competent surfer and can handle a bit of a lump, the morning session might be worth a look before the wind picks up. By the afternoon, it drops off and the wind gets cranky.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums until Thursday the 13th. We get a pulse of SSW swell, 8ft in the morning, but the wind is a strong 19 mph cross-off. It’s clean, but that’s a lot of energy (844) and that size is knocking on the door of expert-only territory. You’d want to be on your game.
The standout, and I mean the only true standout in this whole 16-day window, is Friday morning, the 21st of August. It’s a long way off, so keep your fingers crossed, but the models are showing a 3ft SSE groundswell with a period of 11 seconds, wrapping in with glassy conditions. The water is clean, the energy is modest (283), and it’s looking like a perfect session for a beginner to intermediate surfer. Forster Beach is a fairly exposed spot, so a bit of SSE swell with no wind is about as good as it gets. The crowds can be a problem there, but on a Friday morning in late August, you might just get lucky.
The rest of the second week is a write-off – mostly poor conditions with cross-shore winds messing up the lines. The weekend of the 22nd looks particularly rough, with onshore winds and a bit of lumpy 6ft SSW swell that’s just going to be a mess.
So, to sum it up: the first week is a washout, but that Friday the 21st is the one to circle on the calendar. If you can wait that long, it could be a real treat.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 7 | S 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 54 | 35 | 87 | 126 | 173 | 388 | 1137 | 686 | 216 | 106 | 84 | 86 | 260 | 157 | 96 | 335 | 806 | 844 | 2334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.10m | 4:09PM1.57m | 4:45AM1.10m | 5:16PM1.66m | 6:01AM1.15m | 6:19PM1.75m | 7:04AM1.23m | 7:15PM1.81m | 7:57AM1.30m | 8:05PM1.84m | 8:43AM1.37m | 8:51PM1.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.52m | 9:26AM0.48m | 11:14PM0.43m | 10:38AM0.45m | 00:19AM0.32m | 11:44AM0.39m | 1:12AM0.22m | 12:43PM0.33m | 1:58AM0.14m | 1:35PM0.27m | 2:40AM0.11m | 2:23PM0.24m | 3:20AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 54 | 25 | 87 | 126 | 173 | 7 | 4 | 686 | 216 | 106 | 84 | 59 | 260 | 157 | 96 | 72 | 32 | 19 | 2334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 15 | — | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 143 | 64 | 22 | 33 | 66 | 72 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 14 | — | — | SSW 5 | E 13 | S 18 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | N 4 | WNW 2 | NNE 4 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 21 | 388 | 1137 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 39 | 86 | 24 | 1 | 31 | 335 | 806 | 844 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 79 | 187 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 0 |
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