Nahr Brahim Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are drier than a sandbar at low tide. There’s honestly nothing to get excited about on the surf front, so I’ll run you through the reality of what’s on offer.

The only spot in the frame is Nahr Brahim (river). It’s a river mouth that rarely breaks, and for the whole 16-day run from now, every single session is marked as poor surf. The swell is tiny, never getting above 3 ft, and the combined wave energy is weak, barely reaching 75 (75) at its best on Sunday afternoon, 30 August. That’s not enough to push a ripple through. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with a few glassy mornings – like Tuesday, 1 September, which has a glint of potential with a 2 ft West swell and glassy conditions – but the swell is just too small and weak to do anything with. The swell period is short, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, meaning no real push or shape.

If you’re a beginner, the swell never gets past 3 ft, so it’s not too big, but it’s also not breaking properly. The whole stretch is a write-off. There’s a long gap of no recommendations – basically the entire 16 days – and for this area, honestly, a blank run like this isn’t unusual. The river mouth needs a proper pulse of swell from the WSW to fire, and that just isn’t coming. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the Tuesday morning, 1 September, with a glassy surface and a small West swell, but it’s a beggars-can’t-be-choosers situation. The rest is just a waiting game. A few of the mornings are glassy or light wind, but the swell is so weak it’s not worth suiting up. For the second week, from around 7 September onward, it’s the same story: tiny, weak, and poor. Nothing changes.

Hang in there, crew. It’s a flat spell, but forecasts can turn. Keep the board waxed and the eyes peeled.

Rusty.

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