Nyang-Nyang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's happening at Nyang-Nyang.

We've got a solid run of south-west groundswell lining up, but the wind is the real story here, and it's not a good one. For the next week and a half, the trade winds are just hammering this exposed reef. It's a real shame because there's a lot of energy in the water, but it's going to be messy.

Saturday morning the 4th brings in a powerful swell from the SSW, a solid 6 ft at 16 seconds. That's a lot of energy coming through (combined energy of 2092). But the wind is a moderate 12 mph cross-shore from the ESE, creating a chop that's going to mess up the face. By afternoon, it goes cross-on and gets even worse. This pattern holds all through the next week. You're looking at Sunday the 5th with a similar story – 6 ft swell but again, wind-ruined. The water temperature is sitting right where it should be for this time of year.

Monday the 6th is more of the same; a bit smaller at 5 ft on the morning low but with the wind picking up to 19 mph. It's just not going to be clean. We go straight through to the middle of the month with no real break in the wind. The swell does dip a little around the 12th, dropping to under 3 ft, but it's still chopped out.

Now, look at the 14th of July. On the Tuesday morning, we've got a *very* long period groundswell arriving. We're talking 4 ft from the SSW with a period of 18 seconds. The combined energy is strong at 1541. These long-period waves will hold their shape, but at a place like this on a cross-shore wind, they'll be lumpy and tricky. Still, with that period, if you can find a bank, the lines could be there. The afternoon sees it jump in size to 6 ft with a 17-second period, but the cross-on wind kills it.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is the 16th of July, Thursday morning. A lovely, very long period swell from the SW at 19 seconds, but only 3 ft. The wind is a nasty 22 mph onshore. It's pure frustration. With that much wind and a powerful, long-period swell, this setup honestly looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

If you want the best of a bad bunch, target the morning of the 14th for that rare 18-second groundswell, but keep your expectations low. It's a long-range call, so less certain. For the rest of the 16-day window, it's a write-off. The waves are there, but the wind is going to ruin them every time.

Rusty.

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