Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve been looking over the charts for our stretch of coast. Honestly, the next fortnight is a bit of a mixed bag with a lot of patience required. The first week is pretty quiet, but there’s a real standout session brewing for the experts if you can wait it out.

Alright, let’s start with the good news. The standout window is the morning of Friday the 11th of September. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. We’ve got a solid 8 ft swell pushing in from the SSE, with a 10-second period, which gives it some real push. The combined energy is a massive 1714, so you’re talking about a powerful ocean. The kicker is that it’s glassy, with the wind swinging out of the ESE at just 3 mph. That is as clean as it gets. This is only for experienced surfers though – 8 ft is well into expert territory. Forster Beach (Nambucca) is exposed to that SSE swell, so it’ll be handling that energy. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no wetsuit worries there.

The run-up to that is pretty flat. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning has a tiny 2 ft S swell with glassy conditions, but it’s very ordinary. The energy is low at 161. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for. The following days are a real grind. Thursday the 3rd is messy, Friday the 4th is poor, and the weekend of the 5th and 6th is a write-off with onshore winds and choppy slop. We’re talking a gap of several days here with no real recommendations.

The morning of Tuesday the 8th of September shows a bit of life with a 3 ft S swell and a clean offshore flow from the SSW at 6 mph, but the energy is still moderate at 199. It’s surfable, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

Then we hit the big one on the 11th. After that strong Friday morning, the afternoon gets messy with onshore winds, so you’ve got a small window. Saturday the 12th is still big but lumpy, and then it’s back to choppy, cross-onshore junk for the rest of the second week. The 15th of September Tuesday afternoon sees a bit of a reprieve with a 5 ft NE swell and a clean cross-off breeze from the SSW, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it won’t have much shape.

Keep an eye on the morning of the 17th of September – a clean 3 ft ENE swell with a solid offshore wind from the SW at 12 mph, but it’s a small, weak wave with energy at only 85. It’s a clean little wave for a beginner, maybe.

So, bottom line: hold out for that Friday the 11th morning if you’re an experienced surfer. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. The ocean looks more interesting for the kite crew on those windy, choppy days.

Rusty.

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