Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Forster Beach. The early part is flat, but there’s one session that’s going to fire.

Right now, it’s dead. Wednesday the 29th has a tiny 0.2m south swell with a long 18-second period and weak energy at 38. Nothing to ride. That flatness stretches into Thursday morning, but then it changes.

Thursday the 30th morning is the big one. A solid 2.5m SSW swell, period 11 seconds, and the combined swell energy is a chunky 2616. The wind is WSW at 15 km/h, cross-offshore, so the waves will be clean and lined up. This is groundswell with plenty of punch. Water temp is 19°, right on average for this time of year. Only experienced surfers should paddle out – anything over 2.5m is for the crew who know what they’re doing.

Thursday afternoon the swell drops to 2.4m, but the wind goes onshore from the south at 20 km/h, making it choppy and messy.

Friday the 31st morning sees a 2.0m S swell with an 11-second period, energy at 915, and a nice cross-offshore SW breeze at 15 km/h. Clean and very good. Friday afternoon the wind picks up to 20 km/h from the SSW, still cross-off, but the surf holds at 2.0m. Watch the tide.

Saturday the 1st of August morning is another good one. A 1.8m S swell, 10-second period, 674 energy, and a glassy cross-offshore wind at only 5 km/h from the SSW. Light rain, but the surf will be clean. Afternoon gets a cross-onshore breeze, so stick to the morning.

Sunday the 2nd has a 1.9m SSE swell with a longer 12-second period and 1040 energy. Light cross-shore north wind in the morning keeps it clean enough.

From Monday the 3rd, the swell drops. Monday morning is a 1.3m SE swell with 374 energy and clean winds. Tuesday the 4th is tiny at 0.4m, and Wednesday the 5th morning offers a glassy 1.0m S swell with no wind. It’s surfable but ordinary. That pattern of small, clean but weak swell sticks around for several days – Thursday the 6th, Friday the 7th, and Saturday the 8th are all tiny with short periods.

Then, on Thursday the 13th of August, another solid pulse shows up. A 2.1m S swell with a 12-second period, 1371 energy, and a clean offshore wind from the WSW at 20 km/h. That’s excellent for experienced surfers again. The afternoon holds a 1.6m S swell with clean winds. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

Forster Beach is fairly exposed, so it catches the south and southeast swells. Crowds can be likely, especially on the standout Thursday the 30th morning. That’s the one to pencil in – big, clean, and powerful. The Thursday the 13th is the backup.

Rusty.

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