Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and we’ve got a solid run of surf ahead for Forster Beach. The water’s sitting at 66°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, no big surprises there.

The first real standout is Friday morning, the 28th of August. We’re looking at a clean 6 ft S swell with a lovely 12 second period, and the wind is dead glass – NE at 3 mph. That’s as good as it gets for a beach break like this. The wave energy is pumping at 1042, and the optimum direction is SE, so this S swell is right in the sweet spot. Crowds can be a thing here, so get in early.

Wednesday the 26th has a bit of a mixed bag. The morning offers a 5 ft NE swell with cross-off winds, but there’s a risk of thunderstorms. The afternoon turns ugly with strong SSW winds, so it’s a half-day option at best.

Thursday the 27th sees the swell building. The morning is clean with a 5 ft S swell and cross-off SSW wind, wave energy at 373. The afternoon jumps to 6 ft S swell with a 9 second period, but the wind goes cross and the energy spikes to 1186 – it’s a bit messy, only marginal.

Now, Friday the 28th morning is the best of the entire run. Don’t miss it. The afternoon holds a 5 ft S swell with a 11 second period, but the wind goes onshore, so it’s not as clean.

Saturday the 29th starts clean with a 4 ft SSE swell and cross-off wind, but it’s a small day. The afternoon gets chopped up with SSE winds.

Sunday the 30th morning is clean again, 4 ft S swell, but the afternoon turns poor.

Now, Monday the 31st of August morning is a beauty. We’ve got a 4 ft S swell with a very long 17 second period – that’s proper groundswell, and it’s clean with light cross-off winds. The energy is big at 1311. This is a long-period swell, so it’ll be better shaped but might break a bit straight on the beach, but still a standout session.

After that, the surf drops off hard. Tuesday the 1st of September is small and messy, and from Wednesday the 2nd through to Saturday the 5th, it’s tiny – 1.0 ft to 2 ft – with only ordinary conditions. There’s a gap of about four days of poor surf.

But then Sunday the 6th of September afternoon throws a surprise: a 8 ft S swell with glassy conditions and a 8 second period. The energy is 928, which is strong, but 8 ft is for experienced surfers only. The wind is dead calm, so it’ll be clean, but the short period means it’ll be a bit chunky.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are small again, and then Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th have strong SSW winds, over 31 mph, so it’s blown out and not worth paddling out for.

So, the two best windows: Friday morning the 28th of August for the glassy 6 ft S swell, and Monday morning the 31st of August for the long-period 4 ft S groundswell with clean conditions. Get on it.

Rusty.

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