Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer down at Forster Beach (Nambucca). It’s a bit of a slow burner this stretch, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll be worth grabbing the board.

We’re starting off with a bit of a flat, ordinary spell. The water temp is sitting right on the average for this time of year at 68°F, nothing weird there. The first decent look comes early on Wednesday morning, but it’s pretty average; there’s about 4ft of short-period ENE swell with hardly any energy behind it (196). It’s glassy, so it’ll be clean, but you won’t be rushing. By Wednesday afternoon it’s turning messy with a cross-shore breeze and a storm risk, so that window closes fast.

Thursday morning is a step in the right direction. The swell swings around to the south, still short-period at 7 seconds, but the wind is light and cross-offshore, leaving things clean. It’s small – 4ft – but it’s surfable. The energy is still pretty weak (231), so you’re hunting for the inside runners.

Friday looks like the first real stand-out. There’s a clean, glassy morning with the swell settling into a 4ft south pulse at 9 seconds, and the energy jumps up noticeably (421). That’s a much better wave. The north-east breeze stays away until the afternoon, so get out there early. This window has the best combination of clean conditions and push.

The weekend stays lively. Saturday morning is clean again, with 4ft of south-south-east swell (322), and the cross-offshore wind keeps it tidy. Sunday morning has similar conditions – 5ft of south-south-east at 10 seconds (450) – and it’s still clean. Both mornings are worth a look, but the energy is a little bit all over the place.

Monday morning on the 31st is the pick of the whole lot, though. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the south, the period drops to 8 seconds, but the energy gets a real kick (781). It’s clean with a light offshore touch. This is the one to circle on the calendar – proper fun, head-high waves with a bit of push.

After that, things go quiet again. Tuesday has a small 3ft SSEE swell, and by Wednesday it’s backed right off to 2ft. We are looking at a few days with not much over knee-high, and the energy drops away to almost nothing by the time we hit Friday and Saturday (97 and 114). There are little pulses of long-period swell coming through, but they’re too small and the winds are onshore or cross-shore, so it’s not going to do much.

There’s another little blip on the 9th of September, but the north-east wind has it all chopped up, and the 4ft that shows up is just wind-swell with a 5-second period. That’s not for the paddle board.

So, all in all, the best bet is Friday morning the 28th of August, with a clean 4ft south swell. But the real standout is Monday morning the 31st – 5ft of clean south swell with some proper energy behind it. Get on it early before the sea breeze messes with it.

If you miss those windows, you’re waiting a while. The first week of September is mostly small and messy. It might look like a long flat spell, but it won't stay that way forever.

Be safe out there.

Rusty

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