Nuns Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim run ahead for Nuns Beach. This is a sandbar setup that’s exposed to the swell, and it’s not really firing at all in this 16-day window. The first day we even see a hint of something surfable is Friday, August 28th, and even then, it’s barely a ripple. The whole outlook is just a long stretch of undersized, messy conditions.

Starting off, the water is sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than what we’d normally expect for this time of year – not a big deal, but you’ll notice it’s a bit bath-like.

For the first few days, from Monday the 24th right through to Thursday the 27th, it’s pure frustration. The swell is tiny – 0.7ft to 1ft – with a long, weak period around 8 to 12 seconds. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, just making a mess of things. The combined energy is pathetic, bouncing between 19 and 47. It’s a hard pass.

We finally get a slight glimmer on Friday the 28th morning. A bit of a clean-up with a gentle cross-offshore breeze from the WSW, and the swell bumps up to a pathetic 2ft. The period is a short, weak 7 seconds, and the energy is still only 69. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but the conditions are “very ordinary.”

Saturday and Sunday the 29th and 30th are much the same story – light winds but onshore, and the swell stays tiny. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, there’s a little moment on Monday, August 31st afternoon. We get a clean offshore breeze from the NW, and the swell is a paltry 2ft from the south with a really short, weak period of 5 seconds. The energy is 56. It’s clean, but the waves are gutless. Not a standout.

Tuesday, September 1st morning is the closest thing to a highlight, and I’m being generous. Glassy conditions with a light ESE breeze, and a 1ft swell from the SE with a very long period of 15 seconds. That’s proper groundswell, but it’s tiny. The energy is 76. That long period will make it a bit fat and straight at a beach break like this, but if you’re on a longboard, it might give you a glide. The forecast says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.”

After that, the pattern gets uglier. From Wednesday the 2nd through to the end of the run, we see stronger winds – from a moderate breeze up to a strong breeze – and a lot of cross-shore and cross-onshore chop. The swell does pick up a bit, hitting 5ft on Saturday the 5th of September, but with a 6-second period and strong onshore winds, it’s just a messy, blown-out wall of whitewater. The energy hits 260, but it’s not surfable. This setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The glassy Tuesday morning on September 1st is the only one worth even a mention, but it’s tiny. It’s a long, quiet spell until the end of the run, and even then, the conditions are poor. Don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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