Nesika Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ for Nesika Beach over the next couple of weeks.

First up, we’ve got a pretty slow start to the period. Tuesday morning on September 1st serves up some small 3ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 10 seconds. The water temp is sitting at 54° – that’s 4° colder than usual for this time of year, so you’ll want a thick suit. Winds are light cross-off, keeping things clean, but the energy is weak (345). It’s surfable, but nothin’ to get too excited about.

Things go downhill pretty quick after that. Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday are a write-off with strong southerly winds and tiny swell. Thursday, September 3rd, sees a jump in size: 6ft in the morning and 7ft in the afternoon from the WNW. The combined energy ramps up to 977 and then 1746 – that’s moderate to strong energy. But the wind stays cross-off from the south, and the conditions are labeled marginal. For a beach break, this much WNW groundswell with a 11-12 second period can be a bit straight and lumpy. It’s not the cleanest, but there’s definitely power there.

Now, Friday morning, September 4th – that’s your standout of the first week. We’ve got 5ft from the WNW with 10-second period, and the energy is solid at 855. The wind is light from the south, cross-off, and the sky is clear. It’s labeled as “very good surf conditions.” This is the one to aim for. Get out early. The afternoon switches to an offshore NW wind and a clean 3ft from the SW, but the morning is the main event.

The weekend into early next week stays small and weak. Saturday and Sunday mornings are marginal with tiny SW swell and light winds. Sunday afternoon goes glassy with WNW winds at 3 mph – clean, but the swell is only 3ft. Not much push.

Monday the 7th is clean in the morning with 3ft SW swell and cross-off winds, but again, small. After that, we hit a long dry spell. From Tuesday the 8th all the way through Saturday the 12th, it’s poor conditions: strong onshore and cross-onshore northerly winds, short-period junk, and lumpy, choppy seas. Kite surfers might have a look at that wind, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a no-go.

We finally get a glimmer of hope on Sunday the 13th. The morning is cross-shore with light winds and 4ft NW swell, but it’s marginal. The afternoon gets cleaner with SSW cross-off winds and the same 4ft. Then Monday the 14th looks promising: glassy conditions in the morning with 4ft WNW swell at 11 seconds and moderate energy (641). That’s labeled as “very good surf conditions” – this is the second standout, but it’s over a week away, so keep an eye on it. The afternoon goes cross-on and drops off.

Tuesday the 15th stays marginal with 4-5ft NW swell but onshore winds, and then Wednesday the 16th fades back to poor conditions with small swell and onshore breeze.

So to wrap it up: Friday morning, September 4th, is your best bet early on – clean, fun-sized WNW swell. Then keep an eye on Monday the 14th for another shot of glassy, clean waves. The long gap in between is mostly a write-off for paddle surfing.

Rusty, signing off.

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