Ammonias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Ammonias.

Alright, straight up – the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. We're dealing with a lot of cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, which means a lot of choppy, lumpy conditions. The wave energy is moderate for most of it, with combined energy values usually in the 500–900 range, but the quality just isn't there for most of the run. There's a long gap of poor to marginal surf from now until early September, so don't bother rushing out.

Looking at the first week, from Sunday the 23rd through to the end of August, every session is a write-off. The wind is a constant 15–16 mph from the NE or ENE, blowing cross or cross-on, and the swell is a short-period 7-second ENE windswell around 5–6 ft. It's just messy, with poor surf conditions. The water temperature anomaly is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Early September shows a little more promise. On Tuesday the 1st of September, we get a bit of a bump. The swell from the ENE picks up to 6 ft with a period of 9–10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 1258 – that's strong energy. The wind is a gentler 9 mph from the NE, still cross-shore, but it's only a slight cross-chop. It's still marginal, but it's the best we've seen in a while. Wednesday the 2nd brings a cleaner, longer-period S swell at 3 ft with a 16-second period, but it's cross-onshore and energy drops a bit to 993–1029. Still, that long period groundswell could shape up okay if the wind plays nice.

Then we hit a rough patch again from Thursday the 3rd through to Saturday the 5th – more ENE windswell around 5–6 ft with 8-second period, and winds picking up to 19 mph. It's just lumpy and poor.

Now, the standout window is early on Sunday the 6th of September. The morning looks glassy – I mean proper glassy – with a light 3 mph SSE breeze. The swell is a small 2 ft SSW groundswell with a very long 19-second period, and combined energy is 742. That's a moderate energy, but with glassy conditions, that long-period groundswell will wrap in cleanly. It's a reef break, so that long period will stack up nicely. This is the best on offer by a long shot, but it's over a week away, so fingers crossed it holds together. The wind goes to crap in the afternoon, so get out early.

The final day, Monday the 7th, is back to a 6 ft ENE windswell with onshore wind, so nothing to get excited about.

So, if you're keen, pencil in that Sunday morning session on the 6th of September. The rest of the forecast is a lot of waiting.

Rusty.

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