Nesika Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here breaking down the goods at Nesika Beach.

We start this Saturday morning, September 12, with a clean 3ft southwest swell running on a solid 14-second interval. The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze, so the waves will be holding shape real nice. That moderate combined energy (535) gives you enough push for a fun session on a longboard or fish. Water temp is 56°, a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so a good wetsuit is key. Saturday afternoon goes downhill fast with the wind picking up and quality dropping – hit that morning window.

Sunday the 13th morning is clean again with clear skies, a light cross-off, and a stronger 4ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period. The energy is still moderate (542) and the conditions are clean. Solid morning for a few hours. But by Sunday afternoon, the wind swings onshore and it gets choppy, and then we enter a long, rough stretch.

From Sunday afternoon through to the morning of Thursday the 17th, it’s mostly poor – onshore or cross-onshore winds, lumpy, choppy surf. Nearly four days of junk. There’s a brief window Thursday afternoon, the 17th, when the wind goes glassy and there’s a clean 3ft NW swell, but the power is modest.

Friday the 18th has a couple small, clean, cross-off windows with a very long-period groundswell (19-20 seconds) pushing in at just 2ft to 2ft. Those long-period waves will have plenty of energy for their size – great on a point or reef, but at Nesika they might break a bit straight. The combined energy is still moderate (440), so if you find a good bank, you’ll get some fun runners.

After that, the wind and chop return from Saturday the 19th through Tuesday the 22nd – mostly onshore, choppy, not worth the paddle. The real gem in the second week is Wednesday the 23rd. The morning shows a 4ft WNW swell with a 12-second period and strong combined energy (718), but the wind is on. Then Wednesday afternoon goes glassy – dead calm – with the same solid 4ft swell and good energy (569). That afternoon is the standout: clean conditions, decent size, and proper period.

Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th keep the swell going, but the conditions are only fair with light rain and cross-off breezes, leaving the surf average. Saturday the 26th has consistent 5ft WNW swell and clean cross-off winds, but it’s just rideable, not epic.

If you want the best session of the whole outlook, it’s Wednesday afternoon, September 23. Glassy, a solid 4ft groundswell, good energy – that’s your one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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