Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

First up, we’ve got Forster Beach (Nambucca) to work with. This spot is exposed to the swell and picks up a mix of Southerly and Easterly groundswells. The water temp is sitting around 66°, which is just about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

The next week or so is pretty hit and miss. Saturday the 15th kicks off with a clean-looking 5 ft SSE swell, (275), but the wind is cross-off from the S at 12 mph. It’s a beginner-friendly spot and fairly consistent, but this weekend session looks more on the marginal side. Sunday the 16th is much the same story—expect small, clean waves around 4 ft to 4 ft (250-260) but cross-off breezes are keeping things from really firing.

Monday the 17th morning offers a glimmer. We’ve got a 5 ft ESE swell with 7 seconds of period and light offshore SW wind at 6 mph. That’s a good sign for a cup of tea and a few crumbly ones. The energy is still moderate at 334, but clean conditions will make it worthwhile for an early session.

Now, hold onto your board—Wednesday the 19th morning is the first real standout before the big stuff. The swell from the ESE pushes 5 ft at 11 seconds (487), combined with light offshore SW wind. That’s solid groundswell with good shape, and the 11-second period means it’ll wrap in nicely. Forster Beach (Nambucca) is a beach break, so the longer period might make it a little straight but still fun for the learner crew. The conditions are clean, and the wave comment is a solid “expect good surf.” This is your morning to get wet.

Then things go flat and messy from Thursday the 20th right through the weekend, with very ordinary conditions and poor surf. Even Friday the 21st has strong N to NNE cross-onshore winds making a mess of things.

Come Sunday the 30th of August, we’ve got another legitimate standout, but it’s a long way off. The morning delivers a 7 ft SSE swell (918) from direction SSE, with 10 seconds of period and light SW cross-off winds. The combined energy jumps into the strong range. This is the pick of the whole outlook—clean, solid, and packing punch. It might be a little too big for the absolute beginners (over 5 ft), but still manageable for the intermediate crew.

A heads up: from the 27th to the 29th, the swell absolutely cranks up—10 ft to 15 ft from the South with period hitting 13 seconds (energies up over 9,000). That’s too big and powerful for this spot, and the comments say it’s “predicted to be too big for this break.” This stretch is strictly for the pros and maybe kite surfers, not paddle surfing.

So, in short: best windows are Wednesday morning, August 19th, for a clean, mellow session, and Sunday morning, August 30th, for the real deal cleaner, solid swell of the month.

Stay stoked.
- Rusty

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