Nesika Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what’s going on. The surf forecast for Nesika Beach is a bit of a grind, folks. The first few days are a write-off – the wind is blowing straight onshore, making a mess of things. The waves are small and the conditions are just lousy. We’re stuck with a few days of that before anything even looks like a possibility.

Things start to show a glimmer of hope come Thursday, the 6th of August. The wind finally drops off and turns offshore, going light and clean. The swell is coming from the northwest at 7ft, with a period of 9 seconds. This is a moderate energy swell (1371) and while it’s a solid size, it’s probably too big for beginners. For the experienced crew, the morning session is the standout of the whole 16-day window. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

After that morning, it gets a bit inconsistent. The swell drops off a touch, but stays in the 4ft to 6ft range with that same clean, light offshore wind through Friday and Saturday. The energy is moderate, and the conditions are passable, but the magic of that Thursday morning is gone.

Then we hit a quieter patch. The swell pulses up again on Sunday the 9th with a northwest swell hitting 7ft and a period of 10 seconds, but the wind is just okay. The energy is strong (1337) but it’s not quite as clean as Thursday. After that, the wind starts to pick up again, turning onshore, and the surf gets lumpy and messy for the rest of the period. There’s a late pulse of long-period swell from the southwest on the 12th and 13th, but it’s small (2ft to 2ft) and the wind ruins it anyway.

The only real standout in this whole 16-day run is the morning of Thursday, August 6th. That’s your window for clean, solid waves. The rest of the time, it’s either too windy, too small, or just average. It’s a waiting game, but there’s a little gem hidden in there.

Rusty.

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