Nipussi (Nyang-Nyang) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about Nipussi (Nyang-Nyang) in feet and miles per hour.

First thing, the water is sitting at 86°, which is about a degree warmer than usual for this time of year. Nice and warm.

Look, the start of this run is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a solid 6ft swell from the SSE on Saturday the 25th, but it’s coming in with 16 mph winds blowing straight onshore. The combined energy is a moderate 1020, but it’s messy and poor. That carries through Sunday and into Monday, with the swell dropping a bit but the wind staying on it. The scores are low, and it’s just not worth paddling out. You’ll be fighting wind and chop for nothing.

Then something shifts. Tuesday morning the 28th is still only marginal, but by Tuesday afternoon things get interesting. The wind drops to glassy, almost nothing, and the swell switches to a 2ft groundswell from the SW with a very long period of 16 seconds. The energy is still moderate (509), but that long period on a reef like this is going to produce some clean, lined-up waves. It’s small, but it’ll be a lot of fun for the experienced crew.

The next few days are a mixed bag of cross-onshore winds and marginal conditions, but then we get to the real standout. Saturday the 2nd of August – Sunday morning. The wind goes dead calm, glassy as glass. The swell is 5ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, and the combined energy is strong at 1552. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The conditions are clean, the swell has proper push, and that long period will make the paddling out easier with longer gaps between sets. This is the best of the whole run.

But hold on, because the week after that has some serious promise, too. Wednesday the 6th of August is a pure glass-off morning with a 5ft SSW swell and 12-second period. The wind is from the WNW, light and glassy. The energy is strong at 1127. That’s excellent for experienced surfers.

Then we get to Friday the 7th of August. The morning is glassy with a 6ft SSW swell at 15 seconds, energy strong at 1505. Excellent. But the real kicker is Friday afternoon. The wind goes dead calm again, and the swell pumps up to 8ft from the S, with a period of 18 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 3563 – that’s very strong. This is a solid, powerful groundswell, and it’s the best score we’ve got. This is for experts only, as that size is no joke, but if you’re up for it, this is the session to circle.

For the rest of the second week, the swell stays big but the wind gets messy. Saturday the 8th of August sees 8ft from the SSW, but with a cross-shore wind and energy at 3255, it’s going to be a bit of a washing machine. Sunday the 9th has onshore winds picking up again, so that’s a no-go.

So, to wrap it up: the first few days are a bust. The standout is the glassy Sunday morning of the 2nd of August. The big, powerful Friday afternoon of the 7th of August is the other one to watch, but that’s for the experts.

Rusty.

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