Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Forster Beach is a real mixed bag, and for most of it, you’d be better off doing something else. There’s very little on offer that’s actually worth paddling out for, with long gaps of flat, messy, or just plain ugly conditions.

The first recommendation doesn’t show up until Monday the 24th of August, and even then, it’s a marginal call. That morning you’ve got a 3 ft south swell with a 10-second period and a cross-onshore wind making for light chop – not exactly firing. The combined swell energy is moderate at 378, but the quality is low. It’s a ‘maybe’ for a desperate paddle, but nothing to get excited about.

The one true standout in this whole outlook lands on Thursday the 27th of August, in the morning. That’s your best bet by a long shot. A solid 7 ft south swell (period 11 seconds) is pumping in with moderate to strong combined energy (1033). The wind is offshore – clean from the southwest at 12 mph. That’s going to make the waves at Forster Beach a lot cleaner than anything else on the cards. It’s a beginner-friendly beach break with fairly consistent waves, but be warned: at that size (over 5 ft), it’s starting to push into intermediate territory. Still, for experienced beginners and up, this is the window.

The 11-second period means proper groundswell energy, good shape, and longer lulls between sets. For a beach break, the longer period might make it a bit straight, but with that offshore wind stacking it up, it should still offer some decent lines.

Friday the 28th of August morning looks promising too – 4 ft south swell (10 seconds) with light offshore cross-off wind – clean and surfable. Combined energy is moderate (404). It’s not the standout, but if you miss Thursday, this is your next decent option.

Later in the run, you’ve got a couple of clean-looking mornings around Tuesday the 1st of September and Thursday the 3rd of September, but the swell drops right back – 4 ft and 4 ft respectively, with moderate energy (315 and 391). The winds are offshore or glassy, so the surf will be clean, but the waves will be small. Good for a longboard or a fun shape if the bank holds.

After that, it trails off into tiny, weak swell with poor wind again.

Most of this outlook is a bust, to be honest. The Thursday the 27th of August morning is the one to circle on the calendar. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both.

Stay salty.
Rusty.

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