Nesika Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna level with you straight up – it’s a pretty grim run ahead for Nesika Beach. There’s nothing in the next two weeks that I’d call a proper standout session. The window starts now, and honestly, it’s a long wait.

For the first nine days, from Monday the 14th right through to Tuesday the 22nd of September, it’s a write-off. We’ve got a persistent northerly wind blowing cross-onshore, and it’s strong – 12 to 25 mph – keeping everything choppy and messy. Swell hangs around 2ft to 4ft, mostly from the NW, but with that onshore wind, it’s just blown-out texture. The water temp here is about 56°F, which is running nearly a degree and a half cooler than average for this time of year, so you’ll want a good thick suit. The swell energy stays in the moderate range (scores between 191 and 949), but it doesn’t matter – the wind ruins it all. No kite-surf call here either, as the onshore wind isn't clean enough for a good ride.

Finally, on Wednesday the 23rd of September, we get a brief glimpse of something better. The morning shows a glassy wind shift from the WNW at just 3 mph. That is a rare treat for this stretch. Swell is 4ft from the NW at 10 seconds – a solid mid-period groundswell. The swell energy is moderate at 489. This is the absolute best of the entire forecast. It’s only a morning window, though – by the afternoon, the wind swings onshore again. This break is fairly consistent, but it rarely lines up this cleanly. It’s an exposed spot, so you’ll get what the ocean gives, and for that Wednesday morning, it’ll give you some clean, rideable lines. You might see a few others out – crowds are a possibility – but for a morning like that, it’s worth it.

After that, from Thursday the 24th onward, the northerly onshore wind stomps back in. The 26th and 27th offer marginal knee-high dribble under lighter winds, but it’s mostly onshore junk with short-period swell. Not worth paddling out for.

The very end of the run, on the 29th of September, there’s a pulse of longer-period swell (15 seconds from the WNW) at 3ft, with only a light breeze. That might give a few clean, lined-up sets at this point break, but the size is tiny and the report flags it as marginal. A long shot for the patient surfer.

So, your only real window: Wednesday morning, 23rd of September. Glassy, 4ft groundswell, and a rare moment of peace from the wind.

Rusty.

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