Surf Forecasts:
Nao Nao surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period, S swell with 2,181 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nao Nao this week:
The surf forecast for Nao Nao over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nao Nao in the next 16 days are 2.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nao Nao over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 6 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1359 | 1303 | 1156 | 2181 | 1921 | 1251 | 1206 | 966 | 547 | 461 | 329 | 228 | 136 | 161 | 341 | 648 | 1206 | 653 | 497 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:14AM0.21m | 12:12PM0.27m | 00:30AM0.23m | 12:40PM0.28m | 00:48AM0.24m | 1:06PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.25m | 1:31PM0.28m | 1:28AM0.26m | 1:52PM0.26m | 1:46AM0.25m | 2:09PM0.23m | 2:00AM0.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.02m | 6:06AM0.04m | 6:41PM0.01m | 6:29AM0.02m | 7:01PM0.02m | 6:53AM0.00m | 7:21PM0.02m | 7:18AM0.00m | 7:38PM0.04m | 7:42AM0.01m | 7:54PM0.05m | 8:05AM0.02m | 8:06PM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1359 | 1303 | 1156 | 2181 | 1921 | 1251 | 1206 | 966 | 547 | 461 | 329 | 228 | 136 | 123 | 341 | 648 | 1206 | 653 | 497 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 109 | 546 | 72 | 55 | 86 | 257 | 181 | 93 | 82 | 31 | 58 | 121 | 30 | 58 | 117 | 127 | 107 | 102 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 72 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 58 | 50 | 55 | 96 | 22 | 23 | 90 | 135 | 116 | 17 | 124 | 58 | 263 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 559 | 471 | 459 | 422 | 427 | 298 | — | — | — | 6 | 173 | 65 | 71 | 161 | 153 | 85 | 51 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2399 | 2399 | 2399 | 2266 | 2073 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 177 | 177 | 216 | 2073 | 2073 | 47 | 20 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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