Nanwan Beach (South Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for the South Bay area. Gotta be straight with you—the next week and a half is pretty grim. There’s a real dry spell on the cards. We’ve got no proper surf on offer for the first 12 days. The first day with anything worth paddling out for doesn’t roll around until the 27th of September.

So, for now, you’re looking at tiny dribbles, with swell heights barely making it to 2ft and combined wave energy readings mostly in the single digits or low double digits (like 5, 6, 11). The wind is cross-offshore from the NE most of the time, which would be fine if there was any swell to work with, but there isn’t. It’s flat. Don’t bother checking the cams.

Now, let’s skip ahead to Sunday the 27th. That’s where the one true standout sits. Nanwan Beach (South Bay) – a beach and reef setup – finally wakes up. The swell kicks in from the east at 4ft, with a period of 11 seconds. Combined wave energy jumps to a moderate 311, so there’s some proper push behind it. But the real beauty? The wind goes light from the WNW in the morning, and by the afternoon it goes glassy with a westerly breeze at just 3 mph. That is a major positive—expect clean, lined-up waves. It’s a short window, but the afternoon session on the 27th is your best bet by a long shot. This is an intermediate level spot and crowds are likely here often, so get in early.

The swell direction from the east works for this spot, which is optimum from the SE, so it’s a good fit. The water temp is about average for the time of year, no wild anomalies to report.

Come Monday the 28th, it drops right back off into the flatness again. So really, you’ve got one solid day in the whole 16-day outlook. That Sunday the 27th is the one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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