Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Forster Beach (Nambucca). The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The next week and a half is a bit of a mixed bag, with a few decent windows but plenty of ordinary days to wade through. Thursday morning is small with a 3ft easterly swell and a bit of energy (181), but it’s cross-off wind and clean. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Friday morning sees a 5ft southerly swell with a short period, energy up a bit (296), but the cross-off wind is a bit stronger at 15 km/h. It’s clean, but the swell is lumpy and short period, so it’s a bit of a workup.

The real standout is Saturday the 25th, morning. That’s the one. We’ve got a 6ft southerly groundswell rolling in with a long 14-second period, and the energy is pumping – 1232. The wind is glass, absolutely dead calm. It’s going to be clean, powerful, and lined up. This is for experienced surfers only, the size and power will be too much for beginners. The crowd factor is “sometimes” at Forster, so you might have company, but with that quality, it’s worth it. The swell is from the south, which isn’t the optimum SE direction, but the period and the glassy conditions will make it handle well.

Saturday afternoon drops off a bit to 5ft, still a solid 12-second period, energy at 652, but the wind swings cross-on and light. Still good, but the morning is the clear winner.

Sunday the 26th morning is a smaller 4ft southerly swell, 12-second period, glassy again. Energy at 341. This is a good, clean option for the intermediate crew, much more manageable. Monday morning follows a similar pattern – 4ft, 11-second period, glassy, energy at 286. Both are solid, clean sessions.

After that, it gets patchy. Tuesday morning the 28th drops right off to 3ft, glassy but weak energy (150). Then Wednesday the 29th is a write-off, tiny 1.0ft and 0.7ft, with strong winds. There’s a four-day gap from Wednesday the 29th through to Saturday the 1st of August where the surf is either too small, blown out, or just marginal. Not worth planning around.

Then we get a bit of a pulse on the 5th of August, Wednesday morning. A 6ft south-easterly swell, short 8-second period, but offshore wind from the WSW at 10 km/h. Energy at 413. That’s clean and has some punch, but it’s a beach break, so that short period will make it a bit crumbly. Still, for a mid-week option, it’s the best of the second week. The 6th of August, Thursday morning, has a 6ft south-easterly swell with a better 10-second period, but the wind is onshore from the NE at 20 km/h, so it’ll be messy.

So, the bottom line: your best bet is Saturday the 25th of July, morning. That’s the standout, no question. Sunday and Monday mornings are solid second choices. After that, there’s a long gap of mediocre or poor conditions until the 5th of August, which is a distant runner-up.

Rusty.

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