Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.03° N 74.77° W

Nuns Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nuns Beach sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.0° 

Nuns Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nuns Beach today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nuns Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Nuns Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
11
4
3
3
3
200
210
267
344
432
480
494
452
479
564
663
1270
1570
2409
2536
3446
3224
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM1.20m
1:57AM0.98m
2:12PM1.18m
2:51AM0.99m
3:06PM1.17m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.35m
7:52PM0.31m
7:42AM0.40m
8:56PM0.32m
9:00AM0.41m
9:56PM0.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
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6:17
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6:15
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 mm
1
4
3
1
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Temp °C
14
9
7
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
2
-1
-2
2
0
0
0
-2
-2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
6
7
5
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