Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. Forster Beach is the only spot in the window, and it’s a beginner-friendly beach break. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing freaky there.

The first week is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got some swell rolling in, but the wind’s all over the shop. Tuesday the 11th kicks off with a clean but small 4ft SW swell, but the wind is a moderate offshore breeze, so it’ll be tidy. However, the wave energy is light (254) and the period is short, so don’t expect any power. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6ft from the SSW, and the energy jumps to moderate (586), but the wind goes cross-offshore, which is still okay. Wednesday the 12th morning has a 5ft S swell with a 10-second period, giving it a bit more shape, and the energy is moderate (577). The wind is a light cross-offshore, so it’s clean. The standout so far is Wednesday afternoon: 4ft S swell, light cross-offshore breeze, and the energy is moderate (336). That’s the best of the first few days.

Thursday the 13th is a write-off with poor conditions. Friday the 14th morning has a 5ft S swell, gentle cross-offshore wind, and moderate energy (298), so it’s rideable but not epic. Then it gets messy from Friday afternoon right through to the end of the first week and into the second: cross-shore winds, rain showers, and the quality drops right off. The swell sticks around 3ft to 5ft, but the energy stays weak to moderate, and the wind chops it up.

There’s a big gap here. From Saturday the 15th through to Sunday the 23rd, it’s almost all poor surf. The only flicker of hope is on Friday the 21st morning, when we get a 4ft ENE swell with a 9-second period, light cross-offshore wind, and clean conditions. But the energy is still weak (243), and it’s just surfable, nothing special.

The real standout, if you can wait, is Monday the 24th. The morning session looks mint: 6ft S swell, period of 8 seconds, and a gentle cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy is strong (926), so there’s plenty of push. This is the best on offer by a long shot—clean, solid, and punchy. That afternoon the wind swings offshore and gets fresh, so it’ll be glassy but a bit wild. The following couple of days have similar size but the wind is stronger, so the morning of the 24th is the one to aim for.

So, for the whole 16 days, there’s a lot of average to poor surf, with a promising window around Wednesday the 12th and a true standout on Monday the 24th. For beginners, the 4ft to 5ft days with clean winds are your best bet, but anything over 5ft (like that 8ft on the 17th) is too big for a learner. On the whole, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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