Annascaul Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with it – Annascaul Rivermouth is looking pretty flat for the next 16 days. There’s nothing in the window that gets the heart racing, so I’ll walk you through what little there is, but don’t get your hopes up.

The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is a solid 5° warmer than average for this time of year – that’s a weird one, a good 5° off the norm. Feels like a warm bath out there, but with no swell to enjoy it.

We kick off Tuesday the 21st with tiny 2ft waves from the west, a 10-second period, and combined energy of just 57 – that’s weak energy. Morning has a light offshore from the NNE at 9 mph, which keeps it clean, but it’s too small to bother with. Afternoon shifts to a cross-off from the north. Same story Wednesday – 1ft, 9-second period, energy down to 37. Still clean on the morning offshore, but it’s a knee-scraper at best.

Thursday the 23rd drops further to 1ft with only 8-second period and energy at 20. Friday the 24th sees a tiny 0.3ft from the SW with a 13-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell, but it’s so small it’s barely a ripple. Energy is down to 12 and 7. Saturday the 25th has onshore wind and light rain, no good.

From Sunday the 26th through to Thursday the 31st, we’re stuck on 0.3ft to 0.7ft, with periods all over the place but wave energy dropping as low as 2 and 3. A few mornings go glassy or clean with light winds, like Monday the 27th (glassy, NNW 3 mph) and Wednesday the 29th (cross-off, NNW 3 mph), but there’s nothing to ride. Friday the 31st sees a spike to 3ft from the WNW, 8-second period, energy at 92 – still weak and onshore wind, so poor surf conditions. That continues into August 1st with similar small, chopped-up stuff.

By August 5th, we get a 4ft swell from the west, 8-second period, and combined energy jumps to 252 – that’s moderate wave energy. But it’s a short-period windswell, cross-onshore wind, and still rated poor. That’s the biggest swell in the whole forecast, but it’s not going to deliver quality. For a sheltered spot like Annascaul Rivermouth, the optimum direction is southwest, and this west swell isn’t pointing right.

So, honestly, there’s nothing to recommend here. If I had to pick the least bad moment, it’d be that glassy Monday morning on the 27th – clean surface, but you’d be waiting forever for a wave. This is a blank run, and for this area it’s not unusual. Stay patient, and check back when the charts start moving.

Rusty

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