Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s lining up for Forster Beach (Nambucca) over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag ahead. The first week is mostly small and average, with a couple of cleaner windows but nothing to get too excited about. The real standout arrives on Wednesday 9th September, but that one’s a beast and only for the experienced. After that, things settle back down into smaller, cleaner conditions by the second weekend.

Alright, let’s start with Saturday 29th August. The morning is your best bet early on: a clean 4ft SSE swell, cross-off wind from the south at 6 mph. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, with moderate energy (309). The water temp is about average for this time of year. The afternoon turns ugly though – cross-shore wind and a chop ruin it.

Sunday 30th August morning cleans up nicely. The swell bumps to 5ft from the SSE, period 9 seconds, cross-off wind, and the combined energy jumps to 640, so there’s some push. This is a decent window for a paddle – clean and fun. The afternoon goes cross-shore and drops off.

Monday 31st August morning is clean again with a 4ft south swell, light cross-off breeze. Nothing special but rideable. Tuesday through Friday is mostly tiny – waist high or smaller – and often onshore or polluted. Wednesday 2nd September morning is glassy but only 2ft, and Thursday 3rd September morning is glassy but only 2ft. It’s a flat spell.

Then we hit the big one. Wednesday 9th September morning – 10ft S swell, period 11 seconds, cross-off wind, and the combined energy is massive at 3380. That’s a serious amount of water moving. Forster Beach is an exposed beach, which means this is going to be a washing machine – the file says it’s too big for this break. Only experts should even consider it. Thursday 10th September morning stays big at 8ft, offshore wind, still heavy (2457 energy). Not a place for the average surfer.

The real standout for experienced surfers is Friday 11th September morning. Swell drops to a still-chunky 6ft from the SSE, period stretching to 12 seconds – that’s a long-period groundswell. Light cross-off wind, clean, and energy at 1015. This is the pick of the whole run. The long period will make it a proper power wave, so you need your wits about you.

Saturday 12th September morning glassy with 4ft, very clean but smaller. Sunday 13th September morning is a cross-shore and marginal 4ft.

So, the standout is Friday 11th September morning – that’s your window for a quality, powerful, clean session. If you’re a beginner, stick to Saturday 30th August morning or Monday 31st August morning.

There are a few days in between with no real options, especially from Tuesday 1st September through to Tuesday 8th September – mostly small or blown out. The crowds at Forster Beach can be around sometimes, so keep an eye out during the clean windows. For the big days in the second week, the beach setup will be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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