Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Forster Beach (Nambucca) are a real mixed bag, and there’s no single standout that’s going to have you calling in sick. The overall pattern is small, inconsistent swell with a lot of onshore chop messing things up. You’ll need to pick your windows carefully.

The water temp is sitting right on the average for this time of year at 67°, so nothing unusual there.

The first real chance to get a wave comes Monday morning, the 24th of August. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the S with a period of 11 seconds, and the wind is glassy from the ESE at 3 mph. Conditions will be clean, but the wave energy is weak (178). It’s surfable, but it’s a beginner-level wave – don’t expect much push. Crowds are possible here, so you might have company.

The rest of that week is a write-off. Tuesday and Wednesday get blown out by northerly winds, with Tuesday afternoon seeing a lumpy 5ft NE windswell and a period of just 5 seconds – that’s junk. Thursday morning offers a clean 3ft S swell with a cross-off SSW breeze at 9 mph, but the energy is still weak (150), and it’s only a marginal session.

Now, here’s the pick of the bunch. Sunday morning, the 30th of August, looks promising. We’ve got a 4ft SSE swell with a 10-second period, and the wind is offshore from the SW at 3 mph. That’s clean, lined-up surf, and the energy is moderate (288). It’s the best combination of size and conditions in the whole outlook. It’s not a big day, but it’ll be fun.

Then, Monday morning, the 31st of August, is another good one. Similar 4ft SE swell, but the wind is glassy from the E at 3 mph. The energy is still moderate (296), and it’ll be clean. If you miss Sunday, this is your backup.

After that, the first week of September is a dud. From Tuesday, the 1st, through to the end of the outlook, the swell stays tiny – mostly under 3ft – and the wind keeps swinging onshore or cross-onshore. There’s a glassy morning on the 2nd of September with a 2ft E swell, but the energy is weak (115), and it’s barely worth paddling out for. The 8th of September afternoon sees a bump in size to 6ft, but it’s a messy NE windswell with a 6-second period and onshore winds – that’s a kite-surfing day, not a paddling day.

So, bottom line: Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st of August are your windows. The rest is either too small, too windy, or both. Forster Beach is fairly consistent, so it tends not to stay poor for long, but this run has a big gap from the 1st of September onwards with nothing really worth chasing.

Rusty.

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