Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s have a look at Forster Beach (Nambucca) for the next couple of weeks. It’s a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent beach, exposed to swell from the SE. The water temp is sitting at 68°F, which is dead average for this time of year – nothing weird going on there.

Right now, the surf is flat and uninspiring. Thursday afternoon kicks things off with tiny 2ft waves from the S at a 10-second period, and a light offshore breeze keeping it clean, but the wave energy is weak at 83. It’s surfable, but pretty ordinary – nothing to rush for. Friday morning looks poor, with a cross-shore wind and short-period 3ft S swell – just messy. That trend of onshore and cross-shore junk continues through Saturday, with Saturday afternoon seeing a short-period NE windswell at 4ft, but a moderate cross-onshore breeze chops it up.

Sunday morning (6th September) is a quiet moment – glassy conditions on a tiny 1ft S swell, period 10 seconds. The energy’s weak at 62, but it’s clean if you really need a paddle. Then Monday morning brings a jump: 4ft from the S with a period of 11 seconds and a light onshore, energy moderate at 405 – marginal but worth a peek.

Now, the first real standout hits on Tuesday morning, 8th September. Forster Beach gets a solid 7ft S swell (period 8 seconds) with a cross-offshore breeze from the SSW at 9 mph – that’s clean. The combined swell energy is moderate at 591 and the conditions are rated as very good. It’s a bit sizey for beginners at over 5ft, but for anyone with a bit of experience, this is the pick of the first week. Watch for crowds – they’re sometimes around here.

Wednesday morning the 9th sees a drop to 3ft from the SE at 8 seconds, but glassy conditions – that’s clean fun for the learner crew. Energy moderate at 214.

Thursday the 10th delivers again: a similar 7ft S swell on Thursday morning with a cross-offshore breeze, energy at 649 – clean, good conditions. Thursday afternoon the swell holds at 7ft from the SSE, but now the energy is strong at 1262 – still clean with a cross-offshore wind, but marginal for beginners.

But the real standout of the whole outlook is Friday morning, 11th September. That’s a 7ft swell from the SSE with a long 13-second period – that’s proper groundswell – and a cross-offshore SSW breeze at 9 mph. The combined energy is strong at 1589. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. Keep in mind, a long period like that can make beach breaks a bit straight, but with the clean wind and size, it’s a serious session. Saturday the 12th drops to 5ft from the SSE, still clean, but energy falling to 447 – still fun.

After that, the second week goes pretty quiet. From Sunday 13th through Wednesday 16th, tiny S swells (2ft to 2ft) with mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds – not worth getting wet for. Thursday 17th brings a tiny 1ft S swell with a light offshore, surfable but ordinary. Then Friday 18th September shows a bit of promise: 4ft from the SSE, moderate offshore wind from the WSW at 16 mph, energy at 461, and good conditions – a solid end to the run for the confident beginner and above.

So for the whole window, the call is: Tuesday 8th September morning and Friday 11th September morning are your standout days – the 11th is the big one if you’ve got the skills. For beginners, stick to the smaller, glassy mornings on the 6th or 9th.

Rusty.

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