Nyang-Nyang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the coming weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at Nyang-Nyang, a real advanced reef set-up, and for the next sixteen days, it’s almost all cross-onshore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions. The swell is there, sometimes even a lot of it, but the wind just won’t play ball. The water is sitting at 80°, which is pretty much spot on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 21st has some clouds and a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind, with a 5ft SSW swell. The combined energy is moderate (1247), but the wind kills it. Wednesday the 22nd through Friday the 24th are all the same story – poor surf with that persistent SE wind. On Friday the 24th, the swell drops to 2ft – 3ft, but the period gets long, up to 18 seconds, so there’s some groundswell potential, but it’s just too messy. Saturday the 25th morning is the first time we see a slight improvement, with a cross-shore wind and a 5ft SSW swell, but it’s still only a marginal call (combined energy 1366). The rest of that weekend and into the next week is just poor.

We do get a little window of hope on Tuesday the 28th morning. There’s a risk of thunderstorms, but the wind swings to a cross-shore direction, with a 4ft SSW swell at a long 16 seconds. Combined energy is moderate (1164). It’s still only a marginal call, but that’s about the best we see for a while.

Then, from the 30th of July onwards, the swell energy really starts to build. By Thursday the 30th afternoon, we’ve got a 4ft SSW swell with a very long 19-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 2069 (strong). But the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s just a lumpy mess. The same pattern holds through the end of the month and into August. By Sunday the 2nd of August, the swell is up to 8ft from the SSW, with a 16-second period and combined energy of 2958 – that’s a lot of power, but it’s strictly for experts only if it were clean, which it’s not. The wind is still a moderate 16 mph cross-onshore.

Look, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there’s no standout session here. The whole sixteen-day run is plagued by that onshore wind. If you’re desperate, the Tuesday 28th morning is the closest we get to a clean-ish window, but even then, it’s marginal. For now, I’d say give it a miss and wait for the next change in the weather pattern.

Rusty, signing off.

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