Nirvana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and frustrating for Nirvana Beach. We've got a long stretch of nothing on the cards, so don't rush to grab your board just yet.

The whole window starts off with a whimper. From Tuesday the 8th right through to the 16th, we're looking at tiny, weak swell—think knee-high dribble at best. The energy is just pathetic, with readings mostly in the low teens and twenties (combined energy of all swells directed here), and the period is short and weak, around 6 to 7 seconds, which means no push or shape at all. What's worse, the wind is just about always cross-onshore, so any hint of a ripple is going to be chopped up and messy. The water temp anomaly is average for this time of year, so nothing to get excited about there either. There's a solid 8-day gap with no surf on offer.

We finally see a slight pulse of energy on the 17th, but it's still poor. The swell bumps up to a pathetic 2ft from the NW, but the wind is howling fresh and cross-shore at 19 mph on the Thursday afternoon, just ruining whatever tiny potential there might be. Friday the 18th morning looks the cleanest of the whole run, with a light cross-offshore ESE breeze and glassy conditions, but the swell has already backed off to a dribbly 1ft. It's a tease, and honestly, not worth paddling out for.

The weekend of the 19th and 20th sees a slight bump in size again on Saturday afternoon, hitting maybe 4ft from the N, but the wind is up to a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, making it a lumpy, bumpy mess. The energy reads a bit better at 94, but it’s all for nothing with that wind. This is more of a kite-surfing wind than a clean surf window.

We're looking at consistent but utterly ordinary conditions right up until the 22nd. The one faint glimmer of hope is on Wednesday the 23rd. Early morning, the wind drops to glass, dead calm. The swell is still small, around 3ft from the WNW with a period of 7 seconds, and the energy is moderate at 54. It's the only time in the whole 16 days that you'll see clean, glassy surf. But remember, this break is inconsistent and exposed, so it might not even break properly on this size. Still, if you're desperate for a slide, that’s your only real window, and it’s a week and a half away, so take it with a grain of salt.

The long-range stuff looks promising but is far from certain. If you can wait, that’s your only shot, but otherwise, keep the board in the car and the wetsuit dry.

Rusty.

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