Surf Forecasts:
Nuns Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ESE swell with 55 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 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. 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 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get straight into it.
First up, I’m looking at Nuns Beach. It’s a sandbar setup, fairly consistent but exposed to the swell. The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is 5° warmer than usual for this time of year — that’s a big deal, unusually warm water for July.
Right now, through the start of the forecast, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, mostly around 2 ft to 2 ft, with short period swell around 6 to 8 seconds, and the wind is almost always cross or cross-onshore, putting a chop on it. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 24 and 73 — just not enough push.
The pattern stays poor all through the first week and into the second. There are long gaps here with no real surf on offer. The swell never gets above 3 ft, and even then, it’s from the east or southeast with short period, so the waves are weak and gutless. The wind does swing offshore a few times, like on Friday morning (10 July) and Saturday morning (11 July), with clean conditions, but the swell is only 1 ft to 2 ft. That’s barely rideable.
The best of a bad bunch might be Monday morning (20 July) and Tuesday morning (21 July). You’ve got a light cross-offshore wind from the WSW and SSW, clean conditions, and the swell is around 2 ft with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy creeps up to 59 and 46 — still weak, but the clean surface will at least make those small waves look okay. But honestly, it’s a struggle. The swell direction (SE to SSE) doesn’t match the optimum SE direction either.
There’s nothing here over 5 ft or with any real energy. This is a completely flat, weak stretch for the entire 16 days. For a beginner, even the small clean days might offer a few soft waves, but for anyone else, it’s a write-off.
If you’re into kiting, the consistent cross-shore winds on the bigger days might look more interesting than the surf.
— Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 55 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.18m | 2:48PM1.36m | 3:11AM1.15m | 3:46PM1.42m | 4:19AM1.13m | 4:50PM1.48m | 5:29AM1.16m | 5:55PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.21m | 6:56PM1.61m | 7:35AM1.28m | 7:52PM1.66m | 8:30AM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.28m | 8:32AM0.11m | 9:43PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.11m | 10:50PM0.17m | 10:41AM0.08m | 11:52PM0.09m | 11:43AM0.04m | 00:51AM-0.00m | 12:43PM-0.00m | 1:47AM-0.08m | 1:42PM-0.04m | 2:42AM-0.14m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | E 8 | S 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 10 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 10 | E 7 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | NE 2 | NNW 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 42 | 47 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 54 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3161 | 197 | 15 | 335 | 13 | 131 | 498 | 21 | 52 | 38 | 49 | 563 | 148 | 217 | 278 | 1127 | 60 | 1132 | 1174 | 13 | 3 |
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