Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a good hard look at what’s coming for Forster Beach (Nambucca).

The next couple of days are a total washout. We’ve got bumpy, onshore junk and weak swell with nothing to get excited about. You’d be better off staying home and sorting your wax collection. That flat spell runs right through the start of the week, with poor surf and messy winds. No point even looking at it until Wednesday the 16th.

Now, Wednesday the 16th things start to get interesting, but you’ve got to be careful what you wish for. The swell ramps up fast through the morning, hitting 8 ft from the south, and by the afternoon it’s a solid 12 ft from the south with a period of 9 seconds. The combined swell energy is strong to very strong (1801). There’s a clean cross-offshore wind, but the problem is that this wave height is too big for a beginner-friendly beach break like this. The data says it’s too big for this break. If you’re an expert and you’re comfortable in heavy, powerful surf, you might get a few, but it’s a real handful. The water temp is about average for this time of year. Thursday the 17th is more of the same: 12 ft to 10 ft southerly swell, very strong energy (2044), and clean wind, but still too big for the majority of surfers at this spot.

Friday the 18th is your best bet in this outlook. The morning session is the one. Swell drops back to 5 ft from the south, period is a clean 9 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the south at 6 mph. Combined energy is moderate to strong (838), and the conditions are described as very good. This is solid, fun-sized surf for the competent surfer. The water temp is about average for the time of year. It’s a fairly consistent break, but crowds are possible here sometimes, so get in early for the clean stuff.

After that, we slide back into mediocrity. Saturday the 19th has some lingering 5 ft SE groundswell with a long 12-second period, but the wind goes onshore and it gets lumpy. The week that follows is mostly small, weak, and wind-affected. There’s a small window on Monday the 28th with a clean 4 ft south swell and light offshore wind, but the conditions are very ordinary. It’s a long gap of nothing special.

So, for the standout: get out there Friday morning, 18th September. Forster Beach will have clean, solid south swell, a light cross-offshore wind, and decent shape. It’s not epic, but it’s the best of a mixed bag.

Rusty.

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