Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and I've been staring at the charts for our patch. Look, we've got a solid little run of surf coming up, but it's not a marathon, it's a sprint. We're looking at a promising window from Thursday the 27th of August right through to the following Monday, with some sweet conditions, but then it really drops off and we're looking at a long stretch of flat or ordinary days.

Let's start with the good news. The water is sitting at 68°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no need for a thick wetsuit just yet.

The standout is going to be Thursday morning, the 27th. Forster Beach (Nambucca) is looking like the pick of the bunch. We've got a solid 6ft swell from the south, with a period of 7 seconds. The wind is a cross-offshore breeze from the south at 9 mph, and that's keeping things clean. The wave energy is moderate, sitting at 556. This is a great all-round option, but just keep in mind that with the swell around 5ft, it might be pushing the limits for total beginners.

Then Friday morning, the 28th, is another beauty. The swell drops to 3ft from the SSE, but the period stretches out to 13 seconds, which is a nice long-period groundswell bringing in some real shape. The wind is a dead-flat glassy offshore from the ESE at 3 mph. That's as good as it gets for clean conditions. The energy is also moderate at 596. This is a perfect session for a longboard or a fish.

Saturday morning, the 29th, is still a solid option with a 4ft SSE swell and a cross-offshore wind from the south at 9 mph. The wave energy is a bit lower at 348, but the surf is clean. Then Sunday morning, the 30th, is another good one, with a 5ft SSE swell, light cross-offshore breeze from the south at 6 mph, and a moderate energy reading of 623.

Monday morning, the 31st of August, is the last of the good windows. It's a 5ft swell from the south with a period of 9 seconds, and a nice cross-offshore breeze from the SSW at 6 mph. The energy is climbing to 771, which is a solid moderate reading. The mornings are definitely the time to be in the water.

Now, after that Monday morning window, it's a long, slow grind. From Tuesday afternoon onwards, the wind turns onshore and the swell drops off. We get a few glassy mornings with tiny waves, like on the 2nd of September with 2ft, and the 3rd with 2ft, but the energy is weak and the surf is ordinary. A couple of these mornings mention "glassy" conditions, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. There's a long period of near-flat conditions from the 4th to the 6th of September.

We do see a bit of a bump in the swell on the 6th of September, with a 5ft swell from the NE, but it's a short period windswell of 6 seconds and the wind is a strong cross-onshore at 16 mph. That's going to be a choppy, windy mess, more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone with a paddle.

The 7th and 8th of September offer a bit of rebound, but the wind is still messy. The 8th of September afternoon sees a 2ft swell from the south with a clean offshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph, but the energy is very low at 151. It's surfable, but nothing to write home about.

After that, from the 9th of September onwards, it's mostly flat with poor conditions. The 11th of September Friday morning has a 2ft swell from the south with a long period of 11 seconds, but again, it's weak and the wind is a light cross-shore. It's a long wait for anything worthwhile.

So, to wrap it up: get out there Thursday morning, Friday morning, and Monday morning for the best of it. The weekend mornings are also good, but the mornings are your friend. After that, it's a two-week wait for the next decent pulse.

Rusty.

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