Surf Forecasts:
Nuns Beach surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SE swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nuns Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Nuns Beach in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty checking in. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for Nuns Beach over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty bleak outlook. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf starting now and running for over a week. The swell is tiny, mostly 0.7 to 3 feet, with short, weak periods of 4 to 10 seconds. The combined wave energy is mostly weak, in the 13 to 98 range, so there’s just no power. The water temperature is 76°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a touch on the warm side.
The first real chance at something surfable isn’t until Wednesday, September 2nd, on the morning. We get a little bump in the combined energy up to 97, with a 2 foot swell from the ESE at an 11-second period. The wind is light and cross-off from the NNW, so conditions will be clean, but the description says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not going to be epic.
After that, it’s straight back to poor conditions through Thursday, September 3rd, with onshore winds and weak energy. So, the only real stand-out in this whole 16-day window is that Wednesday morning session on September 2nd. With the swell small and the period moderate, it’ll be a mellow paddle. The break is a sandbar, exposed to SE swell, which is close to the optimum SE direction, but with such small waves, it’s not going to offer much. Crowds are often a problem here, so even on a marginal day, you might find a few others out. Consistency is fairly consistent, so it’s not a total shock there’s nothing good, but this is a long dry spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.30m | 2:09AM1.05m | 2:41PM1.26m | 3:02AM1.00m | 3:33PM1.23m | 4:00AM0.98m | 4:30PM1.24m | 5:01AM1.00m | 5:26PM1.27m | 5:58AM1.05m | 6:19PM1.33m | 6:48AM1.12m | 7:04PM1.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.30m | 8:17AM0.29m | 9:22PM0.33m | 9:19AM0.34m | 10:24PM0.32m | 10:20AM0.34m | 11:18PM0.28m | 11:15AM0.30m | 00:06AM0.23m | 12:05PM0.25m | 00:51AM0.16m | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:34AM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 10 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | E 4 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | SE 13 | E 5 | SE 12 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | S 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 538 | 159 | 200 | 538 | 0 | 95 | 2278 | 143 | 95 | 52 | 84 | 95 | 74 | 20 | 88 | 312 | 88 | 278 | 335 | 133 |
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