Ning Nong Point and Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Ning Nong Point and Reef.

Straight off the bat, we’ve got a glassy Saturday afternoon on the 15th of August with a clean 4ft wave pushing in from the east. The water’s sitting at 54°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year. That’s the only real window for a paddle this weekend. The combined energy is a modest 395, so it’s not a grunty session, but with glassy conditions and a southerly breeze at just 3 mph, it’ll be smooth. Keep your expectations in check though – this is a reef and point setup that likes a south swell, and that easterly direction isn’t optimal.

Then things go pretty wild. From Sunday the 16th right through most of the week, we’re looking at a big pulse of swell, but it’s absolutely hammered by strong southerly winds. Sunday morning sees 15ft and 25 mph cross-onshore – that’s a no-go, messy, and dangerous for anyone but the most experienced, and even then it’s not clean. That energy reading is over 3000 – plenty of power, but all wasted. The same story runs through Monday and Tuesday, with 10ft to 18ft waves and strong to fresh breezes blowing cross-on or onshore. Not worth it.

There’s a flicker of hope on Thursday the 20th afternoon. The wind drops to glassy again, with a light westerly, and the swell eases to 7ft from the south with a 12-second period. That’s a solid groundswell at a reef break, so it should line up nicely. Combined energy is 1324 – moderate, but quality. This is for experienced surfers only though; the size and long period mean it’s not a beginner wave.

Friday the 21st morning stays clean with a light northerly cross-off breeze and 6ft swell from the SSW at 13 seconds. That’s another good session for the experienced crew, with 1714 energy behind it. The afternoon gets a bit cross-on, so the morning is the pick.

Through the weekend of the 22nd and into the 23rd, the swell drops right away. Saturday the 22nd offers small 4ft to 5ft clean waves with light winds, but the energy is low – under 500. It’s okay for a longboard or a funboard, but nothing special. Sunday the 23rd is a write-off with 25 mph winds and falling swell.

After that, from Monday the 24th right through until Friday the 28th, it’s flat to tiny – we’re talking waves under 3ft, mostly messy or with onshore winds. There’s a big gap of several days with nothing worth paddling out for. The only blip is Tuesday afternoon the 25th, where a 6ft northwesterly swell shows up with a short 6-second period. The energy is only 306, and that short period means it’ll be weak and won’t hold up well at the point.

Looking further out to Saturday the 29th, there’s a 6ft to 6ft SSW groundswell with a very long 17-second period. The wind is light cross-onshore, so it’ll be a little bumpy but the long period will push plenty of energy through. That’s a promising one, but it’s still a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it. The combined energy reading is over 2000, so there’s real power there.

Finally, Sunday the 30th of August brings some serious size – 13ft from the SSW with glassy conditions in the morning. The energy is in the 2400 range. That’s too big for most, and even the forecast notes it’s too big for this break. Experts only, and even then, only if you know the reef. The afternoon stays big but gets a little cross-on.

Overall, the standout sessions are Thursday 20th afternoon and Friday 21st morning. Those are the best on offer for clean, solid, groundswell at a reef break. Everything else is either too windy, too small, or way too big.

Rusty.

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