Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's in store for Forster Beach (Nambucca) over the next 16 days. The forecast starts with a promising window, but it’s a bit of a mixed bag after that. We've got a solid run of clean conditions early on, then a long stretch of small, choppy stuff before a cleaner but still small finish.

The best of the whole period is hands down Sunday morning, August 2nd. Forster Beach is waking up to glassy conditions with a clean 5ft SSE swell. That’s a solid 11-second period groundswell, packing a moderate 863 units of energy. The water’s sitting at 67°, which is about average for this time of year. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, and with the glassy offshore wind, it’s going to be a beautiful morning. You’ll want to get on it early, though, because by Sunday afternoon, an onshore breeze kicks in and the swell jacks up to 6ft, making it more of a handful for the less experienced.

Monday morning, August 3rd, is another cracker. The wind is glassy again, and we’ve got a 5ft SE swell with a 11-second period. It’s still clean, but the energy has dropped to 528 units, so it’s a little less punchy than Sunday. Still a great option for a paddle before the cross-onshore wind messes it up in the afternoon.

From Tuesday, August 4th, things get dicey. The swell drops right off to 2ft, and while the mornings are glassy, the wave heights are tiny. This pattern of small, clean mornings gets blown out by onshore winds each afternoon, and it carries on through the rest of the first week and into the second. The swell barely climbs back above 3ft until Friday, August 7th morning, when a 4ft S swell with 10-second period and 255 units of energy shows up under glassy skies. That’s a salvageable session, but it’s not a standout.

There’s a long gap of several days here with no real recommendations. The conditions are mostly poor, with small, onshore, and choppy waves. The best you can hope for is a glassy morning with surfable but very ordinary waves.

The second week doesn’t offer much to get excited about. From Monday, August 10th, we start seeing a cleaner trend with offshore winds, but the swell stays stubbornly small, mostly around 3ft to 3ft. The wave energy is weak, with values between 106 and 221 units. By Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th, we get a steady offshore breeze from the WSW, but the swell is still just 3ft to 3ft with a 10-second period. It’s clean, but it’s a small-wave board kind of deal. The best of that second week is probably Wednesday morning, August 12th, with a 3ft ENE swell, a 10-second period, and a clean cross-offshore wind giving 206 units of energy. It’s a tiny window, but it’s the cleanest option in the second half.

So, to sum it up: get out there on Sunday and Monday mornings if you can. The rest of the outlook is a waiting game for a better swell. The setup is a beach break, so when it’s small and onshore, it’s not going to offer much. If the wind is strong and the waves are messy, this spot would be more interesting for kite surfing than for a paddle.

Rusty.

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