Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s run through the waves coming up for Forster Beach over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed picture, so you’ll need to pick your moments. Water’s sitting at 19°, pretty standard for the season.

The best call right now is this Thursday morning, July 30th. We’ve got a solid 7ft swell rolling in from the south, with an 11-second interval – that’s proper groundswell, packing some punch. Combined wave energy is 1101 (strong). Wind is light cross-off from the southwest, so it’ll be clean. Forster Beach picks up south swell pretty well. 7ft is getting a bit big for the groms, so you’ll want some time in the saddle. This spot can get busy, so be ready for company.

After that, things go a bit ordinary. From Thursday afternoon through to the start of August, the wind turns messy, with cross-shore and cross-on breezes making for rough, choppy surf. You’ll see waves around 5ft to 6ft, but the quality drops right off. There’s a couple of mornings with offshore wind – like Saturday August 1st morning (WSW 6 mph, clean, 6ft from the south, moderate energy at 622) – but it’s just fair, not a standout.

From August 3rd through to the morning of August 5th, the surf drops to around 3ft or less. A few small, clean windows, but nothing to write home about. On August 5th morning, we get a clean 5ft south swell with a 9-second period, offshore wind, and energy of 485 (moderate). Decent, but not the peak.

The real gem is much later, on Friday August 14th. Morning sees a chunky 8ft swell from the south, short period at 8 seconds so it’ll be punchy, but the wind is offshore from the west-northwest at 12 mph, and the combined energy is 947 (strong). Afternoon is just as good with 7ft from the south, clean offshore. That’s your target, but it’s over two weeks out, so keep an eye on the updates.

Monday August 10th morning is a glass-off dream – light northwest wind at 3 mph, 6ft swell from the southeast with a 10-second period, moderate energy at 644. Dead flat water, perfect for a long session.

So for the near term, Thursday July 30th morning is your best shot. Long range, Friday August 14th is the one to watch. There are other clean windows scattered through, but they’re mostly just fair. Forster Beach is a beach break, so longer period swells like that 12-second one on Sunday August 2nd morning (7ft from the south-southeast) can break straight and close out a bit. And yeah, crowds are a thing here, so get out early.

Rusty.

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