My Khe / Da Nang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let’s have a look-see at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like for My Khe / Da Nang. I’ll be straight with ya – it’s a pretty flat run ahead, no two ways about it.

The whole 16-day window is a tough one. The very first sniff of a recommendation kicks off on Sunday morning, August 9th, but don’t get your hopes up. We’re looking at a tiny 1 ft swell from the ENE, with a period of 14 seconds. That long period means it'll have some energy, but the combined swell energy is a weak 90. The water’s a balmy 86°, which is bang on average for this time of year. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, and on Sunday morning we’ve got a light WSW cross-off breeze, so it’ll be clean. Honestly, it’s surfable but very ordinary. After that morning, things go downhill fast. The rest of Sunday and all of Monday, August 10th, the waves drop even more and the wind turns messy. By Tuesday, August 11th, we’re down to knee-high dribble, and the combined energy is a pathetic 8. The wind switches around and gets cross-on, making it choppy and ugly.

From there, it’s a desert. We go day after day with combined energy readings in the teens and single digits – 24, 19, 8, 24, 26, 38, 36, 20… all “poor surf conditions.” The swell direction swings between NW, ENE, and SE, but the height barely ever gets above 1 ft and the period is all over the shop, often below 8 seconds. That short period means weak, wind-driven junk. The wind is mostly light and sometimes offshore, which keeps it clean, but there’s simply no wave to ride. This continues through to the 24th of August.

The one glimmer in the whole two weeks is that Monday morning, August 24th. We get a bit of a pulse: 1 ft from the NE with a 10-second period. The combined energy climbs to 26 – still weak, but better than the rest. The wind is a light offshore from the WNW, so it’ll be clean. But at 1 ft with a 10-second period, it’s still tiny and weak. For a beginner spot, it’s a session for a foamie, but there’s nothing to get excited about.

If I had to pick the best on offer, it’s a toss-up between that first Sunday morning, August 9th, with its slightly longer period, and the Monday morning, August 24th, with the cleaner wind. Neither is a standout. Both are tiny. If you’re desperate for a paddle and a few ankle-biters, those are your windows. For anyone else, this is a two-week wait. There’s very little consistent energy in the water. The whole stretch from Monday afternoon, August 10th right through to the 24th is basically flat with only fleeting, weak pulses. Because it’s an exposed beach break, and the swell is so insignificant, there’s nothing here for kite surfing either – not enough wind or wave.

So that’s the story. A long, quiet spell with a couple of barely-there mornings. Keep an eye on it, but I wouldn’t be rearranging your schedule.

Rusty

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