Check the Beach

Forster Main Beach

Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

Forster Main Beach 3 photos

  • The Bullring at Forster Main Beach

    The Bullring at Forster Main Beach. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Forster Main Beach

    Forster Main Beach. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Forster SLSC

    Forster SLSC. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:07 pm
7 am
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Forster Main Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
20°C69°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5635 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
76%
Sunset
7:07 pm
Today
3.0Poor7 am138
2.9Poor8 am138
2.9Poor9 am159
3.0Poor10 am159
3.1Poor11 am1811
2.8Poor12 pm2012
2.7Poor1 pm2113
3.1Poor2 pm2314
3.5PoorNow2415
3.8Poor4 pm2616
4.3Fair5 pm2314
4.8Fair6 pm2314
4.9Fair7 pm2113
Sat
5.3Fair7 am42
6.6Good8 am32
8.3Great9 am32
9.0Excellent10 am10
9.2Excellent11 am64
9.1Excellent12 pm106
8.9Excellent1 pm148
8.6Excellent2 pm1710
7.2Great3 pm1912
7.4Great4 pm2012
6.7Good5 pm2113
7.0Great6 pm1912
6.9Good7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 28%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms110 m370 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking38 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink29 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m970 ft
Nearest town
560 m0.3 miForster (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miForster (Wallis Island) Airport (FOT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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