Forster in numbers
- Coordinates
- -32.1814, 152.5170
- Population
- 13 660
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 466 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Forster, New South Wales, Australia
Below is the local time in Forster, New South Wales, Australia, kept in the Australia/Sydney zone (+11).
Forster, Australia
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Forster
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Forster, New South Wales.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:51 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 7:18 PM Daylight 13 h 27 min Night 10 h 33 min Civil twilight 5:25 AM – 7:44 PM
Weather in Forster right now
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Forster and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2428
- 5238
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New South Wales
- Sydney 5 638 830
- Newcastle 508 437
- Central Coast 346 596
- Wollongong 280 153
- Maitland 89 597
- Coffs Harbour 78 759
Other places named Forster
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- Tuncurry — 1.9 km
- Darawank — 6.2 km
- Green Point — 7.6 km
- Coomba Park — 8.4 km
- Shallow Bay — 10.3 km
- Failford — 12.0 km
Forster: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal areas within Forster come to 2.
People in Forster keep Australia/Sydney, a zone offset of UTC+11. Seasonal time change: Yes.
Forster sees first light at 5:51 AM today and the sun sets at 7:18 PM. Daylight totals 13 h 27 min.
Time runs the same in Forster and in nearby Tuncurry and Darawank.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Forster?
- Select Australia/Sydney for Forster; the offset is +11.
- Does Forster keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Forster: Yes.
- What time is first light in Forster?
- The sun rises at 5:51 AM.