Nyang-Nyang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks at Nyang-Nyang.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is not a pretty picture for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid, powerful swell running for most of the period, but the wind just won’t play ball. It’s a cross-on shore breeze from the SE or ESE for pretty much every day, keeping that surface chopped up and messy. There’s no standout day where the wind cleans up, so we’re looking at a long stretch of frustrating conditions.

The first surf we can even talk about is this Tuesday afternoon, August 11th. The swell is a hefty 8 ft from the SSW with a long 16-second period, packing some serious energy (5143). The water temp is 78°F, which is about average for this time of year. But that wind is a solid 12 mph from the SE, making it a choppy, cross-onshore mess. It’s just not inviting.

Wednesday the 12th through the weekend is more of the same. We’re talking 7 ft to 10 ft of SSW swell with periods from 15 to 17 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy, with figures in the thousands. But every single session is hit by moderate to fresh cross-onshore winds. The forecasts are all rated poor or marginal. The waves will be there, but the quality is going to be awful. It’s one of those times where the raw power is there, but the surface is so chopped up it’s more interesting for kite surfing than a proper paddle session.

For the second week, we’re looking at a similar story. From Monday the 17th onward, the swell stays in the 5 ft to 8 ft range, still from the SSW or SW, with that same persistent cross-on wind. The energy remains moderate to strong (1100 to 4000 range), but the wind never swings offshore. Even the long-period swells (15-20 seconds) that would normally be amazing at this exposed reef break get ruined by the chop. There’s no real standout in this whole 16-day window.

The short version is: there’s no good surf here. The swell is there, but the wind is a deal-breaker. You might get a couple of marginal windows on the afternoon of August 14th or the morning of the 25th where the wind eases slightly, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. It’s a tough run for Nyang-Nyang.

Rusty.

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