Non Nuoc Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what’s coming up for Non Nuoc. It’s a slow start, but there’s a proper window of solid surf later that’s worth marking on the calendar.

The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, nothing unusual.

The first week is pretty flat and messy. From Sunday the 6th right through to Saturday the 12th, the waves are tiny or poor. We’re looking at 0.7ft to 3ft of weak, short-period slop, mostly from the ENE or NE with periods of 4 to 10 seconds. The combined energy barely breaks 100, and a lot of it is under 50 – that’s weak energy (25 to 95). The wind is mostly cross-onshore or choppy, and there are risk tstorms hanging about. It’s not worth paddling out for.

Sunday the 13th shows a little improvement. The morning has a clean 4ft ENE swell, period 9 seconds, with a light cross-offshore wind and 294 combined energy – moderate energy, feeling more like a real swell. The waves are still small but the conditions are clean. By the afternoon, it gets a bit bigger at 5ft from the NNW, but the period drops to 6 seconds and the wind picks up, so it’s not as good.

Now, here’s the standout. Monday the 14th is the best on offer. We’ve got a solid 6ft ENE groundswell, with a long period of 12 seconds, and the wind is offshore from the WSW at 9 to 12 mph. That’s clean, proper surf. The combined energy is 1133 – that’s strong wave energy. This is for experienced surfers, as 6ft with that power will be too much for beginners. The swell direction is ENE, and the optimum for Non Nuoc is NE, so it’s a good match.

Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th keep the size up – 8ft ENE swells with periods of 12 to 14 seconds, and combined energy up to 2917, which is very strong. But the winds turn cross-offshore or offshore and the forecast calls them “marginal or questionable tide conditions,” so it’s more of a big, powerful, tricky session for experts only. The water will be big and intimidating for most.

Thursday the 17th morning is another good window: 6ft NE swell with a 13-second period, glassy conditions, and 1184 combined energy. That’s a great session if you can get out. By the afternoon the wind turns cross-onshore and it gets choppy.

After that, from Friday the 18th onward, the swell drops back to under 2ft, the energy drops below 200, and the wind is messy or clean but tiny. The rest of the second week is not worth chasing.

So, bottom line: don’t bother with the first week. Mark Monday the 14th and Thursday the 17th morning as your best chances. Solid groundswell, clean offshore or glassy wind, and decent power. Non Nuoc is a sandbar break, fairly consistent, and it can get crowded sometimes, so get out early.

Rusty.

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