Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into what’s happening for Anawhata Road (Oaonui). This reef break is open to the southwest, and that’s where most of the energy is coming from. Water temp is about 57°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year.

We kick things off on Thursday the 3rd of September. There’s 7ft swell out of the west-southwest, with a long 14-second period, and the combined energy is 1537 – that’s moderate to strong juice. Problem is, the wind is a cross-off from the northwest at 15 mph, which keeps the face clean, but the report says it’s marginal because of tide and conditions. It’s rideable but not epic.

Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are blown out. Swell jumps to 12ft, but the wind goes cross and cross-on, hitting 28 mph on Friday. Combined energy is huge – 3208 and then 4962 – but it’s all lumpy, messy, and cross-chop. Not worth suiting up.

Sunday the 6th gets a bit cleaner. Swell is still 10ft, but the wind turns cross-off from the north-northwest at 18 mph, and the period stretches to a very long 16 seconds – real groundswell. Energy is powerful at 4842. This reef can handle that long period, so it might hold up nicely. Marginal for tide, but the clean face is a bright spot.

Monday the 7th is the one to circle. Swell is 10ft from the west-southwest with a 15-second period, and the wind goes light onshore from the south-southwest at only 3 mph – almost glassy. Energy is still strong at 3360. That reef will be clean, solid, and lined up. That’s the best of the first week for an intermediate.

From Tuesday the 8th through Thursday the 10th, it’s all poor. Swell sizes from 6ft to 10ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and strong. It’s lumpy and chopped up. Step away.

Friday the 11th of September brings a massive 18ft swell with a 19-second period – very long period groundswell. Combined energy is 19932, which is very strong. But the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 22 mph, and the file says it’s too big for this break. That’s expert-only and dangerous. Leave it.

The rest of the second week into the 18th is no good. Wind stays strong, cross-onshore or onshore, with swells from 4ft to 12ft, but it’s all lumpy, choppy, or blown out. The energy numbers are moderate to strong, but the conditions are junk.

The standout is Monday morning the 7th of September. Solid 10ft west-southwest swell, long 15-second period, light wind that’s nearly glassy – that reef will be clean and heaving. Crowds are sometimes an issue there, so get in early.

After the 7th, there’s a long run of poor days, so don’t get your hopes up for the second week.

Rusty.

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