Surf Forecasts:
Forster Beach surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period, S swell with 1,709 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. 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 1.7m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Forster Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, and this is how the surf’s looking for Forster Beach over the next 16 days.
Water temp is 66°F, right around normal for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary.
We start with some dodgy conditions, but it cleans up from Wednesday morning, 26 August. The real standout is Thursday morning, 27 August: a clean 5ft S swell with a nice light offshore breeze, and the combined energy is 379 – solid moderate energy. Forster Beach is fairly exposed and likes SE swell, so this S swell fits well. It’s a beginner spot, and at this size it’s perfect.
The absolute best surf of the whole period is Sunday morning, 30 August. Only 3ft from the SSE, but it’s dead glassy – wind at 0 mph. Combined energy is 322. That’s small but pure, you’ll be surfing alone in clean lines.
If you want some power, Monday morning, 31 August is your call: 4ft of S swell with a 16-second period – that’s long-period groundswell. The combined energy hits 1031 (very strong wave energy), and it’s glassy with 3 mph S wind. That kind of period can make a beach break close out, but the conditions are flawless so it’s worth a look.
After that it goes quiet. From the afternoon of 1 September through to 5 September, it’s mostly flat or onshore – a solid gap of nothing. By 6 September, the swell comes back but it’s got a strong NE wind on it, so it’s lumpy and messy – better for kites.
The last decent chance is Tuesday morning, 8 September: 3ft of S groundswell with a clean 12 mph offshore wind. Combined energy is 314, and it’ll be clean.
So your best bets are Thursday morning, 27 August, Sunday morning, 30 August, and Monday morning, 31 August. Everything else is either small, windy, or both.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 215 | 173 | 199 | 299 | 593 | 416 | 821 | 584 | 332 | 314 | 531 | 255 | 157 | 297 | 721 | 1709 | 1257 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.14m | 7:01PM1.58m | 7:40AM1.22m | 7:39PM1.61m | 8:15AM1.28m | 8:15PM1.61m | 8:49AM1.34m | 8:52PM1.59m | 9:24AM1.39m | 9:30PM1.54m | 10:02AM1.43m | 10:10PM1.46m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.34m | 12:39PM0.46m | 1:44AM0.27m | 1:19PM0.39m | 2:14AM0.22m | 1:58PM0.34m | 2:44AM0.19m | 2:36PM0.31m | 3:15AM0.19m | 3:15PM0.30m | 3:46AM0.21m | 3:58PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 242 | 215 | 173 | 101 | 299 | 469 | 416 | 821 | 584 | 332 | 314 | 531 | 255 | 151 | 297 | 320 | 1709 | 1257 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 75 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 154 | 183 | 44 | 42 | 721 | 152 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | N 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 38 | 63 | 104 | 80 | 67 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 1 | 22 | 51 | 32 | 7 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 26 | 199 | — | 593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
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