Surf Forecasts:
Nirvana Beach surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, WNW swell with 74 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nirvana Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Nirvana Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nirvana Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – I’ve had a good look at what’s coming up for Nirvana Beach and, to be honest, it’s a lean stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window, from Tuesday morning 18 August right through to Wednesday afternoon 2 September, is a total write-off for any kind of decent surf. There’s not a single session I’d bother paddling out for.
The trouble starts immediately. That first Tuesday morning, 18 August, the water’s already a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 86°, but that’s the only thing that’s even slightly interesting. The swell’s tiny – just 3ft out of the WNW with a short, weak period of 7 seconds. The combined energy’s only 76 (weak), and with a light onshore breeze, the surface is already messy. It only gets worse from there.
We go through a long, painful run of days with next to nothing. Wednesday the 19th, the swell drops to 2ft and the period shortens to 6 seconds – energy down to 30. The wind’s cross-onshore and choppy. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday… it’s all the same story: small, weak, and wind-affected. Most days the swell barely reaches 2ft to 2ft, period’s 5 or 6 seconds, and those energy readings are in the single or low double digits – truly anemic. The wind is either onshore or cross-onshore nearly every session, keeping the surface ugly.
Even towards the end of the month, when the swell tries to lift a little – like Friday morning 28 August, with 2ft from the WNW and a period of 9 seconds – the energy finally creeps up to 61, but the wind’s cross-shore and the surf’s still described as poor. Saturday 29 August sees the biggest bump: 3ft from the WNW, period 8 seconds, energy 140 (moderate), but again the wind’s cross or onshore and the condition’s poor. That’s as close as we get to anything, and it’s simply not worth it.
Nirvana Beach is an exposed, inconsistent beginner break that needs a clean W swell and offshore winds to work. Through this entire 16-day run, we never get that combo. The wind directions are all wrong, the swell is tiny and weak, and for a beach that’s already inconsistent, this is a proper dry spell.
So, my honest call? Leave the board at home. This stretch is a blank run, and that’s not unusual for this area when the patterns don’t line up. Forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothing to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 76 | 70 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:50PM0.28m | 2:10AM0.31m | 2:22PM0.24m | 2:48AM0.28m | 3:16PM0.20m | 4:08AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.20m | 7:09AM0.26m | 9:14PM0.23m | 8:24AM0.29m | 9:33PM0.26m | 9:04AM0.32m | 9:54PM0.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.11m | 8:37AM0.13m | 8:06PM0.14m | 9:47AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.17m | 1:29PM0.16m | 11:43PM0.20m | 2:45PM0.13m | 2:12AM0.17m | 3:18PM0.09m | 2:56AM0.14m | 3:44PM0.06m | 3:28AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | NNE 3 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 76 | 70 | 34 | 30 | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 14 | — | 15 | 15 | — | 16 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | — | 17 | 12 | — | 21 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 2228 | 52 | 2053 | 2228 | 2228 | 2228 | 2228 | 273 | 2228 | 2534 | 2228 | 2237 | 2449 | 2110 | 2485 | 3100 | 2228 | 2228 | 3036 | 2461 |
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