Nesika Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s see what’s on the menu for Nesika Beach. It’s gonna be a real mixed bag, and I gotta be straight with you—there’s a long stretch of nothing special ahead, but we’ve got a couple of windows that’ll get the blood pumping.

Right now, the start of the period is pretty quiet. Thursday morning, the 23rd, we’ve got small 2ft swell from the southwest, but it’s tangled up with a cross-breeze and the water is a frigid 51°, which is a good 5° colder than normal for this time of year. That’s a real shock to the system, so bring the thickest wetsuit you’ve got. The combined energy is weak (249), and honestly, it’s a marginal call.

The first real glimmer shows up on Friday morning, the 24th. The swell is still tiny at 1ft, but the energy jumps to 334. The real story is Friday afternoon. The swell picks up to 2ft from the southwest, with a period of 24 seconds—that’s a groundswell, folks. It’s clean, with a light cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy jumps to 774. This is the best window of the whole outlook. Keep your expectations real, the size is small, but those long-period lines will have some shape.

Saturday, the 25th, holds up nicely. Morning and afternoon both see 3ft swell from the southwest, with a 21-second period and a light cross-offshore wind. The energy is strong (827 in the morning, 791 in the afternoon). This is your other standout. The waves will be clean and lined up, perfect for a longboard or a funboard. The water is still cold, but the conditions are good enough to forget about that.

Then the wheels fall off. From Sunday, the 26th, all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 7th of August, we’re looking at a 12-day stretch of mostly poor surf. The wind swings onshore from the northwest, and the swell direction fights it. The combined energy drops, and the wave comments are all “poor” or “marginal.” There’s a bump in swell size on the 4th of August (5-5ft) and again on the 6th (6ft), but the wind is howling onshore at 15-25 mph. It’s going to be a choppy, blown-out mess. For a beach break like Nesika, that setup is more interesting for the kite surfers than for paddle surfers. The period drops to 7-8 seconds by then, so it’s just windswell junk.

So, to wrap it up: your best bets are Friday afternoon, the 24th of July, and Saturday, the 25th of July. The surf is small but clean, with that sweet long-period groundswell and light winds. After that, leave the board in the car and go do something else for nearly two weeks. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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