Nyang-Nyang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Nyang-Nyang for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the first week is a total bust. From the very start all the way through to the morning of Tuesday, July 21st, the wind’s howling out of the ESE and SE, mostly cross-on or cross, and it’s got the ocean all chopped up and lumpy. Swell energy’s there—moderate to strong (between 479 and 4090)—but the quality is just garbage. Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird there.

Come Tuesday morning, July 21st, things start to nudge toward possible. The wind drops to a gentle breeze from the ESE at 9 mph, but it’s still cross-on. The swell drops to about 6 ft from the SSW with a period of 15 seconds—that’s some long-period groundswell that could draw some real nice lines on this reef if the wind would just straighten out. But it stays choppy. Then Wednesday morning, July 22nd, it gets a little more interesting: the wind goes light and cross from the ESE at just 6 mph, with the swell down to 5 ft and 13 seconds from the SSW. The energy is moderate at 853. It’s still only marginal, but that light cross-shore breeze is the closest we get to clean all week. If you’re jonesing for a paddle, that Wednesday morning is your best look, but don’t expect glass.

Then Friday, July 24th, the swell pumps back up—7 ft to 8 ft from the SSW, period stretching to 18 seconds. The energy is strong (3234 to 4418). The wind is still a gentle breeze but cross-on, so the waves will be lumpy. That size is getting into the “experts only” zone. The long period means powerful sets with longer breaks between them, and on this reef, that can mean some real steep, critical drops. Still, no clean offshore wind.

The bottom line: there’s no standout session in this 16-day run. No clean offshore days, no glassy morning with a perfect SW swell. It’s all cross-on wind and chop. The only window that even gets close is that Wednesday morning the 22nd, and even then it’s just “light cross-shore.” The swell’s there, but the conditions never come together.

Rusty, out.

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