Surf Forecasts:
Nesika Beach surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, NW swell with 355 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nesika Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Nesika Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nesika Beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 15s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nesika Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table at Nesika Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I’ve gotta be straight with you: it’s a pretty bleak run for Nesika Beach. For the first week and a half, there’s hardly a window where it all comes together. The wind is howling out of the NNW most days – moderate to fresh breezes – and that’s putting it right onshore or cross-onshore, just chopping everything up. The swell energy is weak to moderate, mostly sitting between 200 and 400 (combined energy), and the wave heights are just dribbling in around 2ft to 3ft. Not much to get excited about.
The one tiny glimmer in this whole stretch comes on Friday the 21st. The afternoon sees the wind drop right out to glassy. We’ve got a small 2ft southwest groundswell with a long 14-second period pushing in, and the energy is pretty weak at 193, but the clean surface makes it at least surfable. It’s super small, mind you, so you’ll be on your log, but for a few hours it’ll be ridable and pretty.
After that Friday, we’re straight back into the wind and poor surf for days. There’s a bit more size showing up around Thursday the 27th and into early September – some 5ft swell and even 4ft by September 2nd – but the wind stays onshore and the periods drop short, just making it a messy, lumpy, choppy mess. That kind of setup with strong cross-wind would be way more fun for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, to be honest.
So, if you're looking for the best of a bad bunch, set your alarm for Friday the 21st afternoon. Otherwise, keep the wax in the wrapper and wait for the forecasts to shift – they usually do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 123 | 203 | 187 | 163 | 224 | 270 | 260 | 198 | 164 | 100 | 102 | 117 | 89 | 152 | 164 | 177 | 112 | 155 | 211 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.92m | 5:42AM1.33m | 5:04PM1.85m | 7:14AM1.26m | 5:56PM1.79m | 8:54AM1.29m | 7:00PM1.76m | 10:05AM1.35m | 8:08PM1.77m | 10:49AM1.42m | 9:08PM1.82m | 11:22AM1.48m | 9:59PM1.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.62m | 11:30PM0.30m | 10:45AM0.83m | 00:36AM0.31m | 11:36AM0.99m | 1:48AM0.30m | 12:51PM1.09m | 2:56AM0.24m | 2:16PM1.11m | 3:52AM0.16m | 3:25PM1.05m | 4:38AM0.07m | 4:16PM0.96m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 169 | 123 | 64 | 187 | 163 | 224 | 270 | 260 | 198 | 147 | 100 | 102 | 117 | 44 | 152 | 164 | 177 | 100 | 52 | 38 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 66 | 203 | 124 | 122 | 33 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 164 | 91 | 84 | 61 | 61 | 26 | 58 | 14 | 112 | 155 | 211 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 7 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 10 | 153 | 43 | 85 | 174 | 12 | 55 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 49 | 50 | 96 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 68 | 139 | 59 | 80 | — | 46 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 89 | — | — | 152 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 278 | 20 | 83 | 83 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 83 | 20 | 20 | 83 | 277 | 20 | 83 | 83 | 20 | 20 | 83 | 20 |
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