Nuns Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been looking at the charts for Nuns Beach. I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. Over the next 16 days, there’s no real standout, no session that’s gonna get you out of bed at dawn. The first few days are a write-off, with nothing worth paddling out for until we get past the first week.

Let’s start with the pattern. The swell is tiny and messy for the most part. The combined wave energy is weak, barely cracking double digits or low triple digits. We’re looking at small, short-period windswell, mostly from the SE and S, with periods under 8 seconds, so it’s gonna be choppy and weak. The wind is a nightmare – cross, cross-on, and onshore for the first week, making a mess of what little bump there is.

From Saturday 25 July through to Tuesday 29 July, it’s all poor surf conditions. The wind is blowing from the ENE and E, then swinging S and bringing in some risk of thunderstorms. The swell is only 1ft to 3ft, and the energy is weak (36 to 68). Not worth looking at.

Wednesday 29 July afternoon shows a glimmer – the wind swings NW to offshore, the swell is 3ft from the SSE with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy picks up a bit to 77 (moderate). The conditions are clean, but it’s still weak. Thursday 30 July morning is similar with offshore winds and 2ft SSE swell (9 seconds, energy 78). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Then we hit a lull. From Friday 31 July to Sunday 9 August, it’s mostly poor, with tiny swell (1ft to 3ft) and weak energy. A few windows show up: Monday 3 August morning has a light NNE breeze and a clean 3ft SSE swell (8 seconds, energy 79), but it’s still tiny. Thursday 6 August morning has a clean 3ft swell from the S with a gentle NNE breeze, but again, it’s small.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the late Wednesday afternoon on 29 July and the Thursday morning on 30 July. The offshore winds from the NW and WNW will clean up the 2ft to 3ft swell from the SSE. The period is around 8-9 seconds, so it’s not a groundswell, but it’ll be the cleanest the beach gets. The break is a sandbar, so it’s inconsistent and takes a lot to work. These are tiny waves – only for beginners or the most patient longboarder.

If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger S winds later in the run (like Sunday 2 August with 22 mph) might be more interesting. For paddle surfing, this is a quiet period. The forecast can always change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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