Surf Forecasts:
Nuns Beach surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, S swell with 337 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nuns Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nuns Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the next sixteen days for Nuns Beach, and I gotta be straight with ya – it’s a pretty grim stretch. We’ve got a real long run of flat, junky conditions, and very little to get excited about.
The first solid chance of anything remotely rideable doesn’t show up until Monday the 3rd of August. Even then, it’s a struggle. On Monday morning we get a 4ft SSE swell, but the period’s short at 8 seconds and the wind’s a messy cross-shore. The combined energy’s moderate at 206, but the conditions are poor. Monday afternoon actually looks the best of the whole outlook – the wind swings offshore from the NNW at a light 6 mph, cleaning the 4ft SSE swell (moderate energy of 135). The report calls it “clean” and it’s just about surfable, but it’s very ordinary. That’s as good as it gets. For a beginner-friendly sandbar break, those tiny, short-period waves won’t have any shape.
After that, it’s back to a desert. From Tuesday the 4th right through to Sunday the 16th of August, we’re looking at wave heights mostly below 3ft, with onshore or cross-onshore winds and constant “poor surf conditions” ratings. There’s a couple of afternoons around the 11th and 14th where the wind goes clean and cross-offshore, but the swell is miniscule – 2ft on the 11th and 3ft on the 14th – with a short period and very weak energy (56 and 41). Not worth paddling out for. The combined energy values rarely break 100 after that first Monday, and most days sit in the teens or fifties.
So, the best on offer? It’s got to be Monday afternoon, August 3rd. It’s a one-session window, and it’s only a 4ft SSE swell with 8-second period and light offshore wind. It’ll be small and weak, but clean. For a total beginner spot like Nuns Beach, that’s your only real shot. Don’t hold your breath for anything else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 20 | 13 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 206 | 135 | 196 | 54 | 64 | 50 | 34 | 54 | 86 | 62 | 50 | 58 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.41m | 10:29AM1.25m | 10:35PM1.37m | 11:07AM1.28m | 11:16PM1.32m | 11:49AM1.31m | 00:02AM1.26m | 12:35PM1.34m | 00:54AM1.20m | 1:26PM1.37m | 1:51AM1.15m | 2:22PM1.39m | 2:54AM1.12m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM-0.01m | 4:47PM0.14m | 5:10AM-0.00m | 5:25PM0.16m | 5:43AM0.02m | 6:08PM0.18m | 6:18AM0.05m | 6:58PM0.22m | 7:02AM0.09m | 8:05PM0.24m | 7:59AM0.13m | 9:22PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 40 | — | — | 120 | 54 | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 9 | NE 6 | E 6 | S 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 20 | — | 206 | 135 | 196 | — | 64 | 50 | 34 | 54 | 86 | 62 | 50 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 362 | 991 | 991 | 1148 | 1193 | 143 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 74 | 3 | 172 | 262 | 146 | 60 | 362 | 60 |
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