Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – Forster Beach (Nambucca) is in for a pretty average stretch through the next couple of weeks. We’ve got tiny waves for days, and only a couple of windows where it might be worth getting wet. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The week kicks off on Wednesday, August 5, with a weak 2ft east swell pushing in at 9 seconds. The combined energy is only 118, so it’s weak. Mornings are clean with a light south cross-off breeze, but it’s really just small, ordinary surf. By afternoon the wind swings onshore from the east-northeast at 31 mph, and it’s a write-off. Thursday morning is even smaller – 1ft from the south-southeast with a long 12-second period, but the energy is a meagre 72, so it’s barely there. Clean enough though.

Friday the 7th sees a slight bump – a 2ft south swell mixing with a 10-second period. The combined energy hits 147 (moderate), and the morning is glassy. That’s your best bet for a tiny, clean session early. Saturday and Sunday mornings are similar – waist-high at best, clean with cross-off or light winds, but nothing to write home about. Sunday the 9th gets a bit more energy (214) with a 4ft east swell, but the wind is a messy north-northeast cross-on, making it choppy and poor.

Monday the 10th offers a change: offshore winds from the west-southwest at 25 mph clean up a 3ft east swell. The energy is 135 in the morning, building to 187 in the afternoon. It’s still small and ordinary, but the offshore wind makes it rideable. Tuesday the 11th morning is glassy again with a 3ft east swell (133 energy) – another fleeting glassy period before the wind turns ugly.

Now, the first real standout comes on Thursday, August 13. The morning is glassy with a 5ft south swell. The period is short at 7 seconds, but the combined energy jumps to 392, which is moderate-strong. That’s a step up in size, and with zero wind, it’ll be clean. This is the best morning of the whole outlook – but note, 5ft is still okay for most intermediates, just watch the closeouts with that short period. By afternoon the sea breeze from the southeast kills it.

Friday the 14th morning is glassy again, with a 3ft south swell and 262 energy – clean but small. The afternoon sees a 4ft south swell with 11-second period, and a massive 522 energy, which is strong. But the wind is onshore from the east-northeast, and the forecast is questionable – I’d call that a maybe, but only if the wind drops.

From the 15th onward, it’s back to tiny, messy surf. A few mornings are clean with cross-off winds but the swell stays under 3ft, and the energy is weak to moderate. The 19th and 20th offer glassy starts but tiny east swells under 3ft. Honestly, if you’re desperate, grab Thursday the 13th morning – it’s the one session that stands out. Otherwise, this is a long, slow period for Nambucca.

Rusty.

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