Annascaul Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’re looking at a pretty grim stretch ahead for Annascaul Rivermouth, I gotta be honest with ya. The forecast starts on Thursday, 23 July, and for the first week and a half, there’s just nothing doing. The swell is tiny, often under 1ft, and the combined wave energy is weak as a whisper (20 or less). The water is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only bright spot.

Thursday through to the end of July is a write-off. The odd light offshore or cross-off wind won’t save it when there’s barely a ripple. Friday the 31st has a bit of a bump in the afternoon with a 1ft WSW swell, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-onshore – that’s not surf, that’s just chop.

We finally get a pulse of energy on Saturday, 1 August. The morning shows a 4ft SW swell with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 179 (moderate). But the wind is a fresh, cross-shore 19 mph from the NW, which will make it lumpy and hard to love. The afternoon drops off again. Still, it’s the first real sign of life.

Then there’s a flat spell on Sunday and Monday, 2nd and 3rd of August. Nothing but glassy mornings and no swell.

Now, here’s the only standout in the whole 16-day window. On Monday afternoon, 3 August, the swell jumps to 7ft from the west, with a short 8-second period. The combined energy rockets to 555 (strong). That’s a proper wall of water, but it’s coming in short period, so it’ll be a bit dumpy and chaotic. The wind is light cross-onshore, so it won’t be clean. This is for experts only – over 8ft it’s for experts, and at 7ft it’s pushing the limit for intermediates. The break is beachy and sheltered, so that much energy with short period and cross-onshore wind will be a rough, bumpy mess. Honestly, this setup might be more interesting for the kiters than the paddle crew.

After that, Tuesday 4 August through Friday 7 August, the swell drops back to tiny 1ft to 2ft, with weak energy (under 100). The winds do turn offshore or cross-off, which is nice and clean, but there’s just no power. Friday morning, 7 August, we get a 5ft W swell (period 8 seconds, energy 314), and the wind is a light cross-off. That’s the best of the late run – clean, surfable, but still very ordinary. Not a standout, just the best of a bad lot.

So, the bottom line: a long, dry gap from 23 July to almost the end of the month. The only real pulse of size is Monday 3 August, but it’s ugly and for experts only. The late run on 7 August offers a little hope with clean conditions and a modest swell, but nothing to write home about. Keep the board in the van and wait for the next forecast update.

Rusty.

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