Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you—Forster Beach is looking at a pretty grim run for the first week and a half. There’s a big gap of nothing worth paddling out for until well into the second week. The real story here is a huge, late-arriving swell that’s going to be too big for the beach, but for a short window we get some magic.

The first recommendation doesn’t come until Sunday the 23rd of August, and even then it’s a sad one. That morning, we’ve got a 2 ft swell from the NE with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (67). The wind is glassy though, so it’s clean. But it’s tiny and ordinary. Still, if you’re desperate, you could get wet.

Then we go into another dry spell. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th have some small, clean-ish bumps but the scores are all poor. The water temperature is about 66°F, which is pretty normal for the time of year, not far off the average.

The big turn comes Saturday the 29th of August. The morning shows a 7 ft SSW swell, period of 8 seconds, with a clean offshore wind. The combined energy jumps to 948 (moderate), but the forecast is only marginal. The afternoon picks up: 7 ft from the S, period 12 seconds, energy 1172 (strong). It’s clean, but the note says it’s questionable. This is for experienced surfers only.

The standout is Sunday the 30th of August. That morning we see a 10 ft S swell at 13 seconds, energy 6255 (very strong). The wind is light offshore. It’s big, and it’s clean. But the afternoon is the real beast: 13 ft from the S at a very long 17 seconds, energy 8537. The problem is, the tip says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. Forster Beach is a fairly exposed beach, and with that period it’ll be breaking too straight. Honestly, this is expert territory only, and even then, it might be more a kite-surfing show than a paddling session.

Monday the 31st of August morning is a hidden gem. The swell drops to 8 ft from the S at 12 seconds, energy 1628 (strong). The wind is glassy, calm. The forecast says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers.” That’s the one to circle. It’s big but clean, and with the long period there will be proper gaps between sets. If you’re solid, get out there.

After that, Tuesday the 1st of September morning has a 5 ft SSE swell at 11 seconds, energy 475 (moderate). Glassy again. It’s good, but not as special as the day before. Then it fades out quickly.

So the best on offer is Monday the 31st of August morning. Big, clean, solid groundswell. Don’t sleep on it. The rest of the window is either flat, dirty, or too dangerous.

Rusty.

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