Forbesdale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.

It is a tiny northern suburb tucked between Orchards, Maryvale and Cheltondale.

It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipfontein.

[2] It became a suburb on 24 July 1963 and the suburb name originates from two developers, Forbes Properties and Robert Forbes & Sons.