Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it's Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards here over the next couple of weeks at Forster Beach.

The next week and a half or so is a bit of a mixed bag, and honesty, there's not much to get excited about for a good chunk of it. The first few days are pretty grim, and we've got a massive spike of swell in the middle that’s just too much for this spot. Forster Beach is a beginner-friendly, fairly exposed beach break, and the best swell direction is from the SE.

The water temps are sitting at about 68°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so you won't need a steamer if you've got a good spring suit.

Alright, so here's the rundown.

We kick off Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th with small, weak, and messy surf. The combined energy is barely breaking three digits (248 on Monday morning), with onshore winds making it choppy. Not worth paddling out.

The real story is what happens on Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th. A big southerly swell hits, ramping up to 12ft to 13ft, with a combined wave energy in the thousands (1987 to 4365). The wind goes cross-offshore and clean, but the problem is, the swell is just too damn big for Forster Beach. This is expert-only territory, and one of the comments says it's "predicted to be too big for this break." Unless you're a charger on a gun, sit this one out.

After that, we get a bit of a lull. Friday the 18th morning has some potential. We've got a clean 5ft S swell (9-second period) with glassy conditions. The energy is moderate (441). It’s not huge, but for a beginner-friendly spot, that's a decent window if you can sneak out before the onshore kicks in.

Saturday the 19th morning is similar: another glassy session with a smaller 4ft S swell (9-second period) and moderate energy (359). For a quick, clean session, that's your best bet for the whole forecast. The swell direction matches the optimum SE, so it's worth a look.

From Saturday afternoon onwards, it's a long, drawn-out period of poor conditions. The swell goes tiny, the winds stay onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy drops right off. There's a spot on Monday the 21st morning with a 1ft, 16-second period groundswell, but it's tiny and glassy – not really enough to get a proper wave. The combined energy is a weak 136.

The last week of the forecast (from the 22nd onward) is just not on. We've got new swell showing up around 5ft to 8ft from the NE, but the conditions are consistently poor with cross-onshore winds. There's nothing here that stands out as rideable.

So, to wrap it up... the *only* two standout windows here are the mornings of Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th of September. Both offer clean, glassy conditions on a manageable south swell. Get out there early. The rest of it is a write-off for paddle surfing, honestly.

Rusty.

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