Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Forster Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the start of this run is a bit of a write-off. We're looking at a real dry spell here. From now through to the morning of Tuesday the 15th, you won't want to get too excited. There's a lot of days with small, messy, or just plain poor surf. The wind is blowing from the wrong directions and the waves are mostly scrappy. You'd be wasting your time paddling out at Forster Beach for that whole stretch. It's a fair gap of quiet conditions, so don't bother until we get to the middle of next week.

The first real glimmer of anything is on Wednesday the 16th, but hang on – there's a massive slug of energy coming in. We've got a solid 13ft south swell pumping in with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is off the charts at 2760, and it gets even bigger in the afternoon at 3156. That is a huge amount of power. The wind is offshore though, a clean cross-off from the SSW at 22 mph, so the face of the waves will look immaculate. But let me tell you straight, this is for absolute experts only. Forster Beach is a beginner-friendly spot, and 13ft swell with that much grunt will be way, way too big. It's a standout for the sheer power and clean conditions, but it's not a recommended session for pretty much anyone. The same goes for the morning of the 17th, with a still-very-large 10ft from the south and combined energy at 3752. This is proper big-wave territory.

After that big pulse, things start to back off and clean up again. The morning of Saturday the 19th is where things get interesting for a normal surfer. The swell has dropped right back to a tiny 3ft, but it's from the south with a very long period of 18 seconds. That's proper groundswell. The wind is light and offshore from the west at 9 mph, creating glassy, clean conditions. It won't be big, but with that period, there'll be nice, well-shaped lines. The combined energy is a moderate 612, which is fine for the size. This would be a fun, clean little session for a longboard or a groveler.

Looking at the rest of that week and into the next, it's mostly smaller and onshore again, with nothing else really jumping out as a must-surf window. The water temperature is sitting around 67°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year – the anomaly is only 1°, so nothing unusual there.

So if I had to pick the standout, it's the Wednesday the 16th for pure, raw power and clean faces, but only if you're a seasoned big-wave charger. For everyone else, your best bet is the morning of Saturday the 19th for some clean, small, but quality groundswell.

Rusty.

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