Annascaul Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and settle in, because we’ve got a real mixed bag on the way for Annascaul Rivermouth. Let’s be straight with you, it’s looking like a tough start, but there’s a glimmer of something promising way down the line if you’ve got the patience.

First thing’s first: The water is a touch warmer than normal right now at 64°, so that’s a nice little bonus for the early sessions.

The next few days? Honestly, it’s mostly flat and messy. Monday, July 27th, is a total write-off with tiny 0.33 ft swell and onshore wind – not worth getting the wetsuit wet. Tuesday the 28th sees a bump in size to 5 ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, and the southerly direction is all wrong for this sheltered spot. The whole week leading into the first weekend of August is a grind of small, weak, and often windy conditions. We’re talking swell heights mostly under 3 ft with combined wave energy barely cracking 100 (weak). There’s a brief moment of calm on Sunday, August 2nd, and Monday, August 3rd, with glassy conditions on tiny 1 ft surf, but it’s a flat spell more than a surf.

Then the forecast just goes dead. From around the 4th through the 7th, it’s a total gap with nothing but ankle-biters. This is a few days of pure frustration.

But hold on. The real standout, if we can call it that, is brewing for the second weekend. Saturday, August 8th, things start to look chunky with a 7 ft SSW swell, but the wind is howling onshore at 19 mph, making it a messy, lumpy mess. That’s more for kite surfers than paddle surfers.

The only true highlight in this whole 16-day window is Sunday, August 9th. The swell pumps up to a solid 8 ft out of the WSW, and the combined wave energy is a strong 1214. That’s a proper groundswell with an 11-second period, bringing some real energy. The morning has a light cross-shore wind, which should keep it reasonably clean. Just a heads up: at 8 ft, this is a big day for intermediate surfers, and the shortish period means it might be a bit walled at a beach break, but this is a rivermouth, so it could handle the juice. The crowd will be there, you can count on that. The afternoon gets a bit chop with a moderate breeze, so the morning is definitely the session to aim for.

Monday the 10th still has some decent leftovers at 6 ft, but the quality drops off fast.

So, the honest verdict: you’re looking at a lot of flat, windy, and poor conditions for the first week and a half. The one real standout is that Sunday, August 9th morning session. It’s a gamble being that far out, but if the forecast holds, it’s the only day with real power and a chance of clean shape. The rest? Keep your board in the car and your expectations low.

Rusty.

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