Nai Harn Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Nai Harn Beach is a tough one. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but honestly, for the paddler, it’s looking pretty grim. The wind is just not playing ball at all.

We kick off on Tuesday, the 18th of August, with a tiny little 3ft swell out of the West, but it’s got a short period of 8 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-on at 12 mph. The water temp is sitting at a warm 86°F which is about normal for the time of year, so you won’t need a wetsuit, but you’ll be fighting the chop. The wave energy is moderate (131), but the conditions are just poor.

The rest of the week doesn’t get any better. Through Wednesday the 19th, the swell bumps up to 4ft, but that cross-on wind picks up to 19 mph, making it lumpy. By Thursday the 20th, we see a bit of size – 7ft from the West with a short period of 7 seconds – but the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-on. The combined energy is strong (422), but it’s a complete mess. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

There’s a brief moment on Friday the 21st where the wind goes “on” (offshore), but it’s still 19 mph and the swell is 6ft with a poor period. The water is still a mess. Honestly, it’s not worth the paddle out.

We then hit a long, flat spell. From Saturday the 22nd right through to the 26th of August, the swell drops to a measly 0.3ft to 0.7ft, and the wind stays cross-on. That’s nearly a week of nothing.

The only real event in the window is around the 27th of August. The swell kicks back up to 7ft from the West, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is strong (527), but again, the wind is a cross-on 19 mph. That’s a lot of power, but it’s going to be a choppy, blown-out wall. This size is getting into expert-only territory, and even then, it won’t be pretty.

The end of the month and into September sees more of the same: 8ft on the 29th and 30th, but always with that cross-on wind. The period is still short, so the waves will be crumbly and hard to ride. The combined energy hits 817 on the 29th, which is very strong, but it’s almost all windswell.

The very last day, 2nd of September, shows a brief drop to 3ft from the West with a gentler breeze of 9 mph, but it’s still cross-on and the period is 8 seconds. It’s a slight improvement, but nothing to get excited about.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, the best of a bad bunch is the swell on the 27th and 28th of August – it’s the biggest, but you’ll be fighting the wind. For pure, clean surf, we don’t really have a standout. The rest of the time, the beach is better suited for a swim than a surf.

Hang in there, the trade winds have to ease off sometime.

Rusty.

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