My Khe / Da Nang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s on the cards for My Khe / Da Nang over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a slow start. We're looking at a solid stretch of nothing much to even talk about for the first week.

Right now, through the coming days, it’s flat. Real flat. Swell heights are barely registering at 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft and the energy is weak (11 down to 5). Some glassy mornings are on the menu, but with nothing to ride, it’s a no-go. This quiet spell pretty much lasts right through to Friday the 11th of September, when the swell starts to bump up to a still-modest 2 ft, but the period is a short 5 seconds and the wind is messy. Not worth paddling out for.

The real action starts to stir Saturday the 12th. The swell builds to 4 ft from the ENE with a period of 7-8 seconds, and the energy climbs into the moderate range (208 to 247). The wind's a bit cross-onshore though, so it won't be pristine.

Sunday the 13th is where things get interesting. Morning sees 4 ft of ENE swell (302 energy), but it’s the wind that’s the real winner – light cross-offshore from the NW. That’s clean, lined-up surf right through to Monday morning. Monday the 14th offers more of the same with 3 ft swell and clean conditions, but the afternoon wind picks up to a moderate breeze, so get your session in early.

Now, a standout for the whole period: Tuesday the 15th. The swell source swings to the NNW, pushing 4 ft in the morning with a short 6-second period, but the energy is strong (369). The wind is a light cross-offshore again. The bigger story is Wednesday the 16th. We’re looking at a serious pulse of swell, hitting 6 ft from the NE in the morning (874 energy) and building to a powerful 12 ft from the N by the afternoon (2504 energy!). This is a groundswell with a 10-second period. Now, while that is some serious energy and the wind stays clean and cross-offshore, 12 ft is expert territory. This break gets completely maxed out at that size. For the average punter, it’s more of a spectacle than a session.

For the best all-rounder window, lock in Sunday the 13th through Tuesday the 15th. The water temp is sitting at a warm 86°, which is bang on average for this time of year.

Beyond that, Thursday the 17th morning still has some clean 4 ft leftovers (284 energy), but then we start to see a drop-off again into the following weekend with a return to tiny, weak swells as the period closes out.

So, the pick of the fortnight is the morning of Sunday 13th through to Tuesday 15th. Keep an eye on Wednesday for the experts, but for most of us, it’ll be too much.

Rusty.

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