Surf Forecasts:
Nuns Beach surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSE swell with 140 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nuns Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nuns Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this stretch is a slow one. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surf. We’re looking at a long, blank run with nothing worth paddling out for.
Kicking off on Tuesday the 28th of July, we’ve got some swell at Nuns Beach, but it’s a messy 4ft from the south with a short, weak period of 5 seconds. The wind is a cross-on at 19 mph, and the combined energy is a weak 92. It’s all cruddy and lumpy. Not a single day after that offers a sniff of quality. The swell drops off to tiny, gutless waves – mostly under 3ft, often half that, with periods all under 10 seconds. The wind is never on your side, staying cross-on, onshore, or light and cross. The water temperature is 75°, which is about average for this time of year, but you won’t be in the water anyway.
There’s a moment on the 3rd of August Monday afternoon where the combined energy hits 127, but it’s still a weak, short-period 3ft from the south. The wind is cross, and the surf is still rated as poor. The end of the run on the 10th of August Monday morning gets glassy with a 1ft, 9-second swell, but it’s just too small to do anything with. On the 11th, the wind goes light cross-off, but again, the swell is tiny and weak.
This is just one of those stretches. Nuns Beach is a fairly consistent sandbar, but when the swell is this small and the wind is this bad, there’s nothing to work with. It’s a flat spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the boards in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 140 | 46 | 44 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 84 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.43m | 8:39AM1.17m | 8:49PM1.44m | 9:16AM1.20m | 9:24PM1.44m | 9:52AM1.23m | 9:59PM1.41m | 10:29AM1.25m | 10:35PM1.37m | 11:07AM1.28m | 11:16PM1.32m | 11:49AM1.31m | 00:02AM1.26m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.16m | 2:48AM0.05m | 2:47PM0.14m | 3:27AM0.02m | 3:28PM0.13m | 4:03AM-0.00m | 4:08PM0.13m | 4:38AM-0.01m | 4:47PM0.14m | 5:10AM-0.00m | 5:25PM0.16m | 5:43AM0.02m | 6:08PM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 86 | 46 | 44 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 84 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 85 | 140 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | 43 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1518 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 21 | 88 | 21 | 88 | 303 | 88 | 303 | 335 | 337 | 903 | 1155 | 257 | 13 | 15 | 21 |
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