The invention discloses a protecting device for a forward water hammer, which comprises a main body device and an automatic control system, wherein the main body device comprises a straight pipe, a buffer pipe, a connection pipe, an air valve, a pressure fluctuation pre-stop valve, a drain pipe, an air supply pipe and an air supply gate valve; the two ends of the buffer pipe are sealed and blocked; the buffer pipe is above the straight pipe; a lateral wall at the middle part of the buffer pipe is connected with the lateral wall at the middle pipe of the straight pipe through a connection pipe; the air valve is arranged on the buffer pipe; the drain pipe is arranged on the lateral wall of the buffer pipe through the pressure fluctuation pre-stop valve; the air supply pipe is arranged on the lateral wall of the buffer pipe through the air supply gate valve; the automatic control system comprises a pressure transmitter, a control box, a control cable and a signal cable; the pressure transmitter is arranged at a water outlet end of the straight pipe, and the pressure transmitter and the pressure fluctuation pre-stop valve are respectively connected with the control box through the signal cable and the control cable. According to the protecting device for the forward water hammer, the forward water hammer is effectively protected or weakened; particularly, the protecting device forthe forward water hammer is suitable for a long-distance water pipeline, and has the characteristics of being effective in protection, simple in structure, easy in production, convenient in installation, safe and stable, small in floor area, less in investment and the like.