Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the Imperial take.

We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up for Forster Beach (Nambucca), but you’ll need to be patient early on. The first real standout is Monday the 20th of July, with a 8 ft easterly swell pushing in from the east. The combined energy is a serious 1728, so there’s plenty of power. That’s a big one – only for experienced surfers though, as it’s over 8 ft. The wind is a light cross-off from the SSW, so it’ll be clean. The water temperature is sitting at 68°, pretty much bang on average for this time of year.

Tuesday morning the 21st drops a bit to 6 ft, but the wind is offshore from the WSW, barely a breath at 5 km/h, so it’ll be smooth. The energy is still good at 660. That’s a nice session for a confident beginner, but not the big one.

The real highlight for the whole period is Saturday the 25th of July. The morning sees a 5 ft south swell with a very long period of 14 seconds. That’s proper groundswell, and with an offshore wind from the SW at 5 km/h, it’ll be pristine. The energy is 765 – that’s solid. This is the session to circle: clean, lined up, and plenty of push. For a beach break, that long period might make it a bit straight, but you’ll get some runners.

Then Sunday the 26th of July is another beauty. Glassy conditions with no wind at all, and a 4 ft south swell with a 13-second period. Energy is 543. It’s smaller, but that glassy morning will be a dream. Beginners will be fine here.

Don’t get too excited about the week after. From Wednesday the 29th, it drops right off into tiny, weak stuff. But then, hold onto your board – Thursday the 30th of July starts to build again. The afternoon shows a 7 ft south swell with a 17-second period, and the energy rockets to 2833. That is huge. The wind is cross-off, so it’ll be clean, but this is strictly for experts. That’s a serious, powerful, long-period groundswell and it’s going to be a handful.

The first of August keeps the energy going. Saturday morning the 1st has 6 ft from the south, 14-second period, and energy of 1293. Again, cross-off wind, clean. That’s for the experienced crew. After that, it slowly fades and gets a bit wind-affected, with the wind picking up to 20-25 km/h, so you’ll want to pick your windows.

The standout sessions are the Saturday the 25th morning for the best all-round clean conditions, and the Thursday the 30th afternoon for the big, powerful, expert-only groundswell.

Rusty.

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