Ann Street Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks for the surf.

Honestly, it’s a tough run. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Sunday morning, August 9th. Before that, it’s all flat and messy.

The only true highlight, the one that’s got me excited, is that Sunday morning, the 9th of August. Ann Street Peaks will be showing a clean 4ft of easterly swell. The period is a solid 9 seconds, so there’s some shape. The water is a bit colder than average for this time of year, sitting at 68°F, about a degree and a half chillier. The big win is the wind: it’s glassy. A light 3 mph easterly breeze, dead calm. That’s a major positive, making for clean, smooth lines. The combined energy is a solid moderate 253, so there’s enough push for a fun session. It’s a beach and reef setup, fairly consistent, and exposed to the ESE – the ideal swell direction. Crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few others out, but it’s worth the early alarm.

After that Sunday morning, it’s back to the struggle. Sunday afternoon turns choppy. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th have clean offshore winds, but the swell drops to a weak 3ft, and the energy is low. You might get a few, but it’s ordinary. Wednesday the 12th afternoon has a clean offshore, but the swell is only 2ft.

Then from the 14th of August onward, it gets ugly. Rain showers and onshore winds up to 19 mph make the 4ft to 5ft swell a lumpy, wind-blown mess. The period drops to 6 seconds – that’s pure wind chop. For a beach and reef setup, it’s a kite-surfing day, not a paddle-surfing one.

The last few days from the 17th to the 20th are more of the same: rain, moderate onshore winds, and small, poor-quality surf. The 20th has a 12-second period but only 2ft of swell and onshore wind, so it’s blown out.

Bottom line: target Sunday morning, the 9th of August. That’s your one and only shot. The rest of the forecast is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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