Surf Forecasts:
Nuns Beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, SE swell with 241 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nuns Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. 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 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuns Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this 16-day window for Nuns Beach is a tough one. There’s a real gap at the start with nothing worth paddling out for, and honestly, most of the run is flat or messy. We don’t see a proper pulse until the second week, and even then it’s a one-hit wonder.
We’ve got a long stretch of nothing from Friday the 28th of August all the way through to Monday the 7th of September. That’s near enough to two weeks of tiny, choppy, or onshore junk. The odd morning might be glassy, but the swell is barely a ripple – 0.3ft to 1ft, with periods so short you’d be better off with a bodyboard. A couple of afternoons in early September show a bump in combined energy, like Wednesday the 2nd with 233 to 250 (moderate energy), but it’s onshore wind and the wave comment says poor. Not worth getting wet for.
Now, the real standout is Wednesday the 9th of September. That’s the one. Morning kicks off with a 4ft SSE swell, period hitting 14 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, long and powerful. Combined energy is 434 (strong), and we’ve got a light NNW offshore breeze, keeping things clean. Come afternoon, it gets even better: 5ft SSE, 14 seconds, combined energy of 807 (very strong), with zero wind – glassy as. The wave comment says expect very good conditions. This is your window. The swell direction is SSE, and the optimum for Nuns Beach is SE, so it’s close enough to work well. Just be aware, at 5ft it’s on the edge of being too much for beginners, but for anyone with a bit of experience, it’s firing. That long period is best for a point or reef, but on a sandbar like Nuns Beach, it might break a bit straight, so pick your peak.
Water temperature on the 28th was 77°F, which is 4°F warmer than normal – that’s notably warm for the time of year, so you’ll be in a spring suit or trunks for that September session.
The rest of the second week is a letdown. Thursday the 10th has a morning offshore with a 2ft SE swell and 170 energy, but it’s only surfable, not special. After that, it’s back to small, onshore slop through to the 12th, with a few offshore spells but tiny swell – 2ft at best. The very end on Saturday the 12th has a fresh NW offshore at 19 mph, but the swell is only 2ft, so it’s more of a windsurfing breeze than a surf.
So, bottom line: save your energy for Wednesday the 9th of September. That’s the only day that’s worth a proper look. The rest? Either stay home or find a lake.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 212 | 233 | 170 | 74 | 65 | 38 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.45m | 9:20AM1.37m | 9:33PM1.43m | 9:55AM1.41m | 10:11PM1.38m | 10:34AM1.43m | 10:54PM1.32m | 11:17AM1.43m | 11:43PM1.25m | 12:07PM1.43m | 00:40AM1.19m | 1:04PM1.41m | 1:42AM1.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.08m | 3:30AM-0.03m | 3:47PM0.06m | 4:05AM-0.04m | 4:27PM0.06m | 4:39AM-0.03m | 5:09PM0.08m | 5:14AM0.01m | 5:53PM0.12m | 5:53AM0.05m | 6:45PM0.17m | 6:40AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 33 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 36 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | E 4 | S 4 | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 52 | — | 80 | — | 21 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 4 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | ENE 5 | E 5 | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | W 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | 25 | 18 | 212 | 233 | 170 | 74 | 65 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 196 | 200 | 335 | 312 | 335 | 2337 | 21 | 278 | 1126 | 49 | 0 | 2398 | 341 | 381 | 621 | 262 | 39 | 10 | 74 |
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