Surf Forecasts:
Nuns Beach surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, E swell with 89 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, I’m lookin’ at the next 16 days for Nuns Beach, and I gotta tell ya – it’s a desert out there. There are no good surf options in this outlook. Not a single day comes through with decent waves and clean conditions. It’s a long, flat, blown-out stretch.
The water temp is 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s pleasant.
From the 10th through the 17th of July, we’re dealing with tiny, sickly little waves – mostly under 2 feet, with periods around 6 seconds. The wind is all over: cross, cross-on, sometimes a little cross-off – but none of it helps. The combined wave energy is in the low double digits (10–33), which is just weak. It’s barely a ripple.
There’s a small bump around the 12th and 13th with a 3-foot swell from the east, but it’s still short period (6–7 seconds) and the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. It’s messy.
The second week has a little more size, but no quality. Around the 21st and 22nd of July, we get a SSE swell building to 4 – 4 feet, with periods at 9 seconds. The combined energy hits 188 and then 229 (moderate energy). Wednesday morning the 22nd is the best of a bad bunch: clean conditions with a cross-off wind from the west on a 4-foot SSE swell. But it’s only marginal – you’d be squinting at it.
Then it gets bigger but ugly. By the 23rd, we’re looking at 5 – 6 feet from the SSE, but with a fresh cross-onshore wind and a 416 energy reading (strong energy). That’s a lot of power, but with the wind all over it, it’ll be lumpy and poor. The period is only 8 seconds, so it’s windswell, not clean groundswell.
The last days, the 24th and 25th, drop back to 4 – 3 feet, with a bit of cross-off breeze cleaning it up. But the energy drops fast (163 to 69), and the period is short (7–6 seconds). It’s surfable, but very ordinary.
Nuns Beach is usually fairly consistent, so this is a tough run. But it won’t stay poor forever – forecasts can change. Right now though, I’d find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 |
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 kJ | 13 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 77 | 89 | 67 | 38 | 41 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.16m | 5:55PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.21m | 6:56PM1.61m | 7:35AM1.28m | 7:52PM1.66m | 8:30AM1.34m | 8:45PM1.67m | 9:24AM1.38m | 9:38PM1.65m | 10:17AM1.40m | 10:29PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:40PM-0.07m | 3:34AM-0.18m | 3:36PM-0.08m | 4:23AM-0.20m | 4:28PM-0.06m | 5:09AM-0.17m | 5:18PM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 38 | 41 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | E 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | S 5 | — | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 42 | 77 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 14 | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 133 | 374 | 431 | 431 | 1125 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 52 | 95 | 38 | 308 | 250 | 88 | 278 | 263 | 136 | 991 | 262 | 999 |
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