Non Nuoc Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for Non Nuoc is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, painful gap of flat, junky conditions before anything even remotely rideable shows up. For the first six days, from Monday the 7th right through to Saturday the 12th, it’s basically a write-off. Tiny waves, weak energy (between 5 and 473 on the combined energy scale), and constant cross-onshore winds making a mess of things. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is about 1° warmer than normal—nothing to write home about.

The real hope starts to flicker on Sunday the 13th. A new pulse of swell arrives, lifting the combined energy to 510 (moderate), with waves around 5ft from the ENE. The wind swings offshore from the NW, cleaning things up. The morning session is the pick—still marginal, but the cleanest we’ve seen. It’s a sandbar setup, so expect some shifting banks, but at least the wind is good. This spot is fairly consistent, and crowds are sometimes an issue, but with poor surf leading up to it, you might get a slice.

Tuesday the 15th sees the swell hold at 5ft, still from the ENE, with a period stretching to 11 seconds—that’s genuine groundswell energy. The morning is clean with a light WNW offshore. The energy is pumping at 596 (moderate). This is one of the better windows, but the wind picks up in the afternoon.

Now, the standout. Wednesday the 16th morning. This is the one to circle. The swell is 5ft from the ENE with a 12-second period (long period groundswell), and the wind is dead glassy from the NW. The combined energy hits 748 (moderate to strong). That’s about as good as it gets for this stretch. The waves will have proper shape, and the gaps between sets will make paddling out a bit easier. Keep in mind, with period that long, it might wall up a bit on a beach break, but the sandbar could handle it. For a beginner, 5ft is manageable, but it’s getting close to the top end, so be aware.

After that, it fades fast. Thursday the 17th drops off to 3ft, and from Friday the 18th onwards, we’re back to ankle-biters with poor energy. The rest of the second week is a dud—tiny swell, cross-onshore winds, and low energy readings (down to 23). Nothing worth paddling out for.

The setup is a beachbreak, not a point or reef, so this long-period groundswell might not offer the perfect peeling lines you’d get at a river mouth. Still, when the wind is glassy and the swell is solid, you take what you can get. If the wind had been howling onshore, this would’ve been a kite-surfing show, but with that glass-off, it’s all paddle.

So, the best bet: Wednesday the 16th morning. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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