Nesika Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, this is Rusty. Let's talk about Nesika Beach for the next couple weeks. Fair warning: it's a long, flat, and frustrating beginning.

Right now and through the first week, it's a total washout. Friday the 4th brings a bit of hope with a 6ft swell, but it comes with showers and a cross-offshore wind. The water temp is a chilly 53°, which is 4° colder than average – that's a massive anomaly, so you'll feel it. The wave energy is moderate (961), but conditions are just marginal, so don't get too excited. It's not worth the effort.

Then it goes dead. Saturday the 5th has a tiny 3ft to 3ft swell but the wind turns onshore. By Sunday the 6th, it's blown to pieces. From Sunday the 6th right through to Thursday the 10th, there's a solid gap of nothing worth surfing. The swell is tiny and every day is onshore and rated as poor. There are a few long-period groundswells in there from the SW, but with the wind on them, they're just messy lines.

The tide turns on Friday the 11th of September. We get a small 2ft to 2ft swell from the SW, but the wind switches to a light cross-offshore. That means clean, glassy surfaces. The wave energy is moderate (304–371), so while it's small, it's the first real chance for a surf.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are your best bets. Saturday afternoon sees the swell bump up to 4ft from the WNW with a moderate cross-offshore breeze, keeping things tidy. Energy is moderate (529). But Sunday the 13th is the real standout. The afternoon session on the 13th delivers a 5ft swell from the NW, light cross-offshore wind, and a solid energy reading (756). Conditions are expected to be very good. That's the one to circle on your calendar.

Unfortunately, it's short-lived. Monday the 14th sees the onshore wind return with poor conditions, and it stays that way right through to the end of the window. By Friday the 18th there's a bit more size again, 6ft from the NW in the morning, but the wind is onshore and the call is marginal at best. A tiny 2ft, 20-second period groundswell pops in that afternoon, but with onshore winds, that long-period energy is going to be tricky to find a good peak at a beach break like Nesika Beach.

So here's the deal: a long, painful dry spell to start. Your one and only true window for quality surf is the afternoon of Sunday the 13th – clean, chest-high waves, and the best wind in weeks. The rest of the time is either too small, too windy, or both.

Stay patient, boys.

Rusty.

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