Nuns Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Nuns Beach. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty grim for a paddle. There’s really no decent surf on offer at all for the entire run. It’s one of those stretches where you might as well wax the longboard for a flat day glide or just take a break.

Looking at the data, the swell is tiny. We’re talking about waves mostly between 0.7 ft and 3 ft for the whole period. The combined wave energy is weak, barely ever cracking triple digits, with most readings sitting in the 20s and 30s (low energy). The wind is mostly a problem too – cross-onshore for the vast majority of the time, and often fresh or strong, which is just going to chop it up and make it messy.

The water temperature at the start of the period, for Thursday the 30th of July, is sitting at 75°, with a temperature anomaly of 0.7°, so it’s pretty average for this time of year. Not a game-changer, but not freezing either.

The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 30th has a tiny 1 ft swell from the SSE with a short 8-second period and cross-off wind, but it’s labelled as poor surf. Friday the 31st through to the 5th of August is a mix of risk of thunderstorms, light rain, and strong cross-onshore winds, with the swell bouncing between 1.0 ft and 2 ft. The waves are just too small and too chopped up to be any fun.

There’s a slight glimmer on Sunday the 9th of August. The wind finally swings offshore from the NW at 9 mph, giving us clean conditions. But the swell is still only 1 ft with a 7-second period, and the combined energy is just 26 (weak). It’s clean, but there’s barely enough juice to push you along. Not a standout, just a tiny window of clean water.

The rest of the run into the second week is more of the same – tiny swell, and the wind is either cross-off or cross-onshore. The periods are short, mostly between 5 and 10 seconds, which means weak, wind-affected waves. By the 14th of August, we’re looking at a pathetic 0.3 ft swell. It’s genuinely flat.

So, the bottom line? There are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The break is a sandbar, fairly consistent, but it needs some swell and a break in the wind to work. For now, the forecasts can change, but as it stands, it’s a blank run. The setup is so small and choppy that it might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if that’s your thing.

Rusty.

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