Nanwan Beach (South Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, your local surf check for Nanwan Beach (South Bay). Let’s have a good look at the charts for the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Honestly, it’s gonna be a bit of a waiting game. The start of this run isn’t offering much to get excited about. We’ve got a reasonable amount of swell in the water, mostly from the SW around 7ft to 6ft, but the wind is the problem. A fresh cross-offshore breeze from the W is keeping things clean in the morning, but the overall quality is being marked down as marginal. The combined wave energy is moderate (around 540 to 762). It’s surfable, but it’s not what you’d call good. Thursday and Friday look poor, with the wind shifting cross-shore or onshore, creating chop. The swell drops a bit too, down to 5ft and 4ft.

The first real standout window is Monday the 17th of August. The morning looks promising. We’ve got SW swell at 7ft with a 9-second period. The wind drops to a gentle 9 mph from the west, staying cross-offshore. That means clean conditions, so the break should be nicely lined up. Wave energy is moderate at 668, and the overall vibe is “very good surf conditions.” This is the pick of the first week. Because it’s fairly consistent here and crowds are often around, you’ll want to be on it early. The swell direction from the SW is a good match for the SE optimum here, so it should wrap in nicely.

By Tuesday the 18th, the swell backs off to 5ft to 5ft, but we get a moment of flat calm, glassy conditions in the afternoon. That’s a beautiful thing, but the surf will be small and gutless.

The second half of the calendar is a bit of a drought. From Wednesday the 19th right through to the end of the period on the 27th, the wind turns onshore from the ENE and ESE, blowing across the break. The swell hangs around in the 4ft to 7ft range, and the energy builds back up to moderate levels (up to 962), but the onshore chop ruins it. It’s just a write-off for clean, rideable waves. Late in the period, around the 24th and 25th, we get a bit more SW swell at 6ft to 7ft with a 10-second period, and the wind does go cross-offshore again, but the guidance still calls it marginal. Not a stand-out.

So, if you’re a paddler, your best bet is Monday morning, August 17th. Go get it. For the rest, it looks more interesting for a kite session than a surfboard on those bumpy afternoons.

Rusty.

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