Nai Harn Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Rusty here again, looking at the same stretch of coast. I'll keep it in feet and miles per hour for you.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty bleak for a long stretch. The first bit of surf worth even talking about doesn't show up until Thursday the 17th, and even then, it's messy. We're looking at a solid run of poor conditions through most of the period, so temper your expectations.

For the morning of Thursday the 17th, we get a small pulse of swell, around 4ft from the West with a moderate 10-second period. The combined energy is moderate (308), but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so it's not going to be pretty. It's a beach and reef setup, exposed to the West, which is what we want, but that wind is going to trash it. By the afternoon, it picks up to 6ft, still from the West, with a shorter period of 8 seconds. The energy climbs a bit (378), but it's still cross-onshore and choppy. Honestly, this looks more like a kite session than a paddle session.

Friday the 18th sees the swell jump up significantly. Morning has 8ft from the West, period around 10 seconds, and the combined energy is strong at 1064. The afternoon is similar, 8ft and 1033 energy. This is proper size, but it's blowing a fresh cross-onshore wind at 18-22 mph and it's lumpy. This is expert-only territory if you're brave enough, but the quality is shot.

We get a brief break in the wind on Saturday the 19th morning. Swell drops to 5ft from the West, period still 10 seconds, and the wind switches to onshore but a bit lighter. Energy is moderate (397). Still not clean, but it's the best of a bad bunch for the first week.

After that, it flat-lines. From Sunday the 20th right through to Friday the 25th, we're looking at tiny dribble, less than a foot. The winds are light and variable, mostly cross or cross-onshore, but there's just no energy. This is a real blank run for Nai Harn.

Now, there is a late surge. On Saturday the 26th, the swell comes back up with a vengeance: 8ft to 8ft from the West, but the period is short, only 7 seconds. Combined energy is strong (512-628). The wind is cross-shore and fresh, creating a lumpy mess. This is big, but poor quality.

Sunday the 27th is the biggest day of the outlook, with 8ft from the West and an 8-second period. The energy is very strong at 973. But again, it's cross-shore and lumpy with a fresh breeze. This is big, powerful, and ugly. Only for the experienced and the desperate.

It starts to taper off into the following week, but the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, so the quality never really comes together.

Water temp at the start of the period is about 86°, which is about average for this time of year.

So, to be honest, there are no true standouts here. The best on offer is probably the Saturday morning of the 19th, when the swell is a manageable 5ft and the wind is just onshore, not cross-onshore. It's not good, it's just less bad. The late spike on the 27th has the size, but the short period and wind kill it. For a wave that's inconsistent at the best of times, this is a tough run.

Rusty, signing off.

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