Explore Forrest Beach, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forrest Beach, WA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Forrest Beach, Western Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Western Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Forrest Beach and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Forrest Beach.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Forrest Beach |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Capel |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.56791 |
| Longitude | 115.4894 |
| Area | 18.0 km² |
| Postcode | 6271 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 183 km south |
Forrest Beach is a locality in the Shire Of Capel local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 18.0 km². It lies approximately 183 km south of Perth. Forrest Beach is located at 33.5679°S, 115.4894°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6271. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Forrest Beach unfurls along a stretch of coast where the Indian Ocean’s breath is a constant presence, a whisper of salt and brine carried on the westerly winds. It lies 15.8 km north-east of Busselton, WA (from Busselton, WA: bearing 55°T), and is situated 12.4 km north-east of Geographe. Here, the land slopes gently towards a broad, sandy expanse that meets the restless sea, a place where the sky often seems to stretch endlessly, a vast canvas of shifting blues and greys. The dunes, tufted with hardy grasses that clutch at the shifting sands, form a natural barrier, their tawny colours a warm contrast to the cool, deep hues of the ocean. In the quiet hours, the air hums with the distant cry of gulls and the rhythmic sigh of waves, a sound that seems to wash away the worries of the world. This is a place where the sun, when it shines, casts a clear, bright light, illuminating the subtle textures of the coastal scrub and the pale shimmer of the sand.
The history of Forrest Beach is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the sea and the fertile hinterland that lies just inland. For generations, this coastline has been a vital source of sustenance, its waters yielding their catch to patient fishermen, their weathered boats a common sight in the calmer waters of the bay. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the land has long supported grazing and agriculture, the rich soils promising prosperity, a promise that has shaped the local economy for decades. While the pace of life here is unhurried, there's a quiet industriousness, a sense of purpose that echoes the enduring spirit of those who first settled this patch of Western Australian coast. The very air seems to carry the memory of a simpler time, yet it also breathes with the present, a place where the past and present mingle in the gentle rhythm of coastal living.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Forrest Beach, Western Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Forrest Beach, in the Shire Of Capel local government area.
Detailed location data for Forrest Beach includes the postcode (6271), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Capel), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Forrest Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |