Nyang-Nyang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s heading our way.

First up, the water at Nyang-Nyang is sitting at 78°, which is a touch colder than normal for this time of year – about a degree and a half off, so you’ll feel that slight chill.

To be honest, the next few days are a bit of a write-off. From Sunday the 23rd right through to Wednesday the 26th, we’ve got a persistent cross-onshore breeze, moderate energy levels (around 2480 to 997), and the wave comment is consistently “poor”. The swell is there – 5ft to 7ft from the SSW – but it’s messy and choppy. Nothing worth paddling out for.

We hit a slightly better window on Thursday the 27th. The wind swings to a light onshore breeze from the SSE, 9 mph, and the swell drops to 4ft to 5ft. The period is long – 16 to 20 seconds – so it’s proper groundswell, but it’s still marginal. The combined energy jumps up to 2935 on Thursday afternoon, which is decent, but the call is still only marginal. It’s a reef break, so that long period stuff will hold up better than at a beach, but it’s not clean.

Now, Friday the 28th is where things get interesting. The swell bumps up to 10ft in the morning, still from the SSW, with a 16-second period. The combined energy is a very strong 4173. That’s a lot of water moving. The wind is a gentle cross-onshore from the SE at 9 mph, so it’s not perfect, but it’s the best we’ve seen. This is expert territory – 10ft is too big for beginners. The condition is still “marginal” with a 3/10 score, but it’s the standout of the whole forecast. The optimum swell direction for Nyang-Nyang is SW, and we’re getting SSW, which is close enough. If you’re an advanced surfer and can handle the size, Friday morning is the pick.

Saturday the 29th drops back to 6ft, still with a gentle cross-onshore, but the energy drops to 1585. It’s a bit more manageable but still not clean.

From Sunday the 30th onward, it’s a mixed bag. There’s a gap of a few days where the quality drops again. The 31st has a 6ft with a long 18-second period and 2335 energy, but the wind is still cross-on. The first week of September sees a few pulses – 6ft to 7ft – but the wind never really gets clean. The best of that second week is probably Wednesday the 3rd, with 5ft and a 16-second period, but the wind is still cross-onshore. It’s just not firing.

Crowds at Nyang-Nyang are “sometimes” an issue, but with this much chop and size, it’s unlikely to be packed.

So, overall: the standout is Friday the 28th of August, with a solid 10ft SSW groundswell and the most energy in the window. It’s for experts only. The rest of the period is a frustrating run of cross-onshore winds spoiling otherwise decent swells. Keep an eye on the forecast, because it tends not to stay poor for long around here.

Rusty.

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