Forster, Australia

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About Forster

Forster is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Forster you can reach 14 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Pebbly, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites.

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Staying in Forster

58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Forster.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Forster each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 10 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Forster too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Black Head point13.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Black Head, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Head point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	149kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Blueys Beach19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Blueys BeachIntermediate and up

3 ft74 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

5 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blueys Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, poor	3 ft5 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north-east, 20 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	5 ft6 smushy	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	22°C

Blueys beach wedge19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Blueys Beach, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft74 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

5 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blueys beach wedge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, poor	3 ft5 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north-east, 20 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	22°C

Boomerang Beach17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Boomerang BeachIntermediate and up

3 ft74 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

5 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boomerang Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft5 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	5 ft6 smushy	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	22°C

Booti Booti National Park14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Elizabeth Beach, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

6 ft248 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Booti Booti National Park, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	30, poor	6 ft7 smushy	248kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	22°C

Burgess beach2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Burgess beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C

Diamond beach17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Diamond Beach, 2 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Diamond beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	140kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C

Elim9.8 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

6 ft248 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Elim, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, poor	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	6 ft7 smushy	248kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C

Elizabeth Beach14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Elizabeth Beach, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

6 ft248 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Elizabeth Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 shollow	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	30, poor	6 ft7 smushy	248kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	22°C

Haydens rock0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Haydens rock, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 s	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 s	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 s	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 s	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 s	18kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 s	79kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	4 ft6 s	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Pebbly0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pebbly, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 s	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 s	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 s	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 s	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 s	18kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 s	79kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	4 ft6 s	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Saltwater Point18.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Diamond Beach, 3 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Saltwater Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	140kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C

Tuncurry Breakwall1.1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Tuncurry, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tuncurry Breakwall, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Tuncurry main beach1.4 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Tuncurry, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tuncurry main beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Forster, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Forster

Forster 0.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Forster

Forster 0.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Forster

Gold Medal Chinese Restaurant ForsterChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
Modan KitchenAsian fusion · 0.1 km from the centre
Verde EateryMediterranean · 0.1 km from the centre
Beach Street SeafoodsSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Bella BellissimoItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Cafe ToscanoItalian · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits