Nuns Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a seat. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve got to be honest with you—it’s looking pretty grim on the whole. We’ve got a long 16-day window stretching from late August into the second week of September, and for the first week, there’s basically nothing to get excited about.

We’re looking at Nuns Beach, a sandbar setup. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn't pop up until the morning of Monday, September 7th, and even then, it’s barely a whisper. For about ten days straight before that, the surf is tiny—waist high at best, with swell heights hanging around 1 ft to 1 ft and weak energy values (mostly between 8 and 47). The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, a bit choppy. There’s a brief moment Friday morning, August 28th, with glassy conditions and 1 ft swell, but it’s still too weak to bother with.

The water temp is sitting around 77°F on the 27th, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Right, so let's cut to the chase. The only two windows where you might actually get wet and not just float around come right at the end. On Monday morning, September 7th, we get a bit of ESE swell at 2 ft with a period of 8 seconds and glassy conditions. The combined energy is about 75, which is still weak. It’s surfable but very ordinary. That’s your only real chance of a clean wave all outlook. Then on Wednesday morning, September 9th, another similar scenario with 1 ft, 12-second period, and glassy wind. Energy is 70. These are the standouts—and I use that term lightly—because the wind is finally light and offshore.

Given the fetch of that slow, weak swell coming from the ESE, and the fact this is just a sandbar, don't expect anything with shape. For a beginner, these tiny clean days are perfect practice waves. No crowds to worry about either, which is a bonus.

If you're an experienced surfer, pack a longboard and just enjoy the glide, but don't expect anything pumping. For the rest of the time, the ratio of poor swell to poor wind makes even the small clean windows feel like a miracle. Honestly, long period swells (over 11 seconds) show up on September 8th and 9th, but the swell is so small it doesn't matter.

That’s the lot from me. Keep your eyes on the morning of the 7th and 9th for the only faint possibility of a session. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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