Nuns Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what Nuns Beach has got cookin’ for ya over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with ya – it’s looking pretty flat and grim for most of it, so don’t go getting your hopes up too high.

We’re kicking off a long, slow stretch with barely a ripple. From now right through to the 16th of August, it’s all tiny, weak swell with heights barely kissing 2 feet and periods around a lousy 5 to 7 seconds. The wave energy is pathetic, reading between 5 and 28 (weak energy). Winds are mostly offshore or cross-off, so the water will look clean, but there’s just nothing to ride. This is a proper dry spell for Nuns Beach.

We finally see a little pulse of life around the 17th of August. On Monday morning, we get a bump to 4 feet from the south, with a 5-second period. The combined energy hits 87 (still weak). It’s a beggar’s choice, but the wind is light cross-onshore, so it’ll be bumpy. Not great, but it’s the best we’ve seen in over a week.

The only real standout in this whole outlook is the morning of Thursday the 20th of August. That morning, we’ve got 4 feet of south swell with a 6-second period. The combined energy jumps to 174 (moderate wave energy). But the real kicker is the glassy conditions – wind out of the east-northeast at just 3 mph. That’s going to make the surface silky smooth. The water temp is sitting at 78° which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. It’s still not a massive swell, but with those clean conditions, it’s the one morning in the entire 16-day window worth setting the alarm for. For the record, that morning is rated as surfable but very ordinary – but given the drought, we take it. It’s a sandbar break exposed to the swell, and the optimum swell direction is from the southeast, and the swell is from the south – close enough to get some fun little peaks.

After that brief highlight, it fizzles out again. Friday the 21st gets choppy and lumpy with strong onshore winds, and from there we trail off into tiny ankle-snappers for the final few days of the window.

So here’s the bottom line: if you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Thursday the 20th of August is your only real shot for something half-decent. Otherwise, this stretch is a write-off.

Stay patient, check the charts, and I’ll catch ya next time.

Rusty.

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