Nesika Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the charts for Nesika Beach, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough read. The first few days have a little something, but it’s gonna be a long, dry spell after that.

We start off on Thursday the 23rd with a small, weak swell. We’re talking about 2ft of swell from the SW with a 14-second period, giving us a combined energy reading of 249 - that’s moderate energy, but it’s not doing much. The wind is light and cross, making for a bit of a bumpy surface. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

Then things get interesting on Friday afternoon the 24th. That’s the one standout in this whole 16-day window. The swell jumps up from the SW at 2ft, but the period stretches out to a massive 24 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell. The energy reading hits 764, which is strong. More importantly, the wind goes light and cross-offshore, which will clean the waves right up. That’s the kind of combo that gets a man excited. The break is fairly consistent, but it’s an exposed beach, so that long period might make it a bit straight. Still, for a Friday afternoon session, this is your best bet.

Saturday the 25th still has some decent energy (827 on the morning), with a 3ft SW swell and a 21-second period. The morning starts clear with a cross-offshore breeze, looking clean. The afternoon gets a bit more cross, but it’s still rideable.

After that, it’s a slow slide into the gutter. From Sunday the 26th through the end of the month, the wind turns onshore from the NW, and the swell quality drops off a cliff. The scores go to zero. By the 28th we’re into poor surf conditions, and that’s where it stays.

The first week of August is a write-off. From the 1st to the 7th, it’s nothing but strong onshore winds, lumpy, messy conditions, and very short-period windswell. The swell height gets up to 5ft from the NNW, but with a period of only 7-8 seconds and howling winds, it’s a complete mess. That kind of setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

So, to wrap it up: you’ve got a small window of OK surf on the 24th and 25th, then a long, empty gap of over a week with nothing worth paddling out for. It’s a tough spell for Nesika Beach, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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