Anne Street Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. We're looking at a pretty grim stretch for Anne Street Reef. This is a very consistent wave, but consistency doesn't mean a thing when the conditions are this average. The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until the Monday the 10th afternoon, and even then it's only a tease.

The overall pattern is a whole lot of mush and onshore junk. The first half of the week is dominated by short-period, weak windswell coming from the NNE and E. The energy is all over the shop, with the combined swell energy values mostly below 100, which is just pathetic. Monday morning is a write-off with a cross-shore breeze and a 5ft, 6-second wave. Not worth paddling out for.

But then, Monday afternoon the 10th of August, the wind swings offshore from the SW and the swell pulses up to 5ft. The combined energy jumps to 474, which is a big step up. The wave comment even says to expect good surf. This is the first real window, a brief one at that. It's a short period swell though, at 7 seconds, so it might be a little crumbly, but it's clean and offshore. This is the standout for the entire week, honestly.

After that, it's a mess. Tuesday the 11th is small, with a 2ft morning wave and light offshore wind, but the energy is weak and the period is only 9 seconds. It's surfable but nothing special. The rest of the week is a slow, frustrating fade. The swell drops to 2ft, periods stay in the 9-second range, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore. There are some clean windows, like Wednesday morning with glassy conditions, but there's no power in the water at all. Thursday the 13th through to the following Wednesday the 19th is a wasteland of sub-3ft waves and cross-shore slop. The energy readings are low, mostly in the 50–150 range. It's just a lot of water moving around without any push.

The surf tries to pick up a little around the 17th and 18th, with the swell getting up to 5ft to 6ft, but the wind is a mess – stormy, cross-shore, and the period is still short. It's lumpy and uninviting. The combined energy starts to build, hitting 522 on the 20th, but it's all wrong direction and blown out. This looks more like a kitesurfing forecast than a surf forecast, to be honest.

Things start to look a little more interesting in the final few days. On Monday the 24th, the wind goes light offshore from the SSW, and the swell is a cleaner 4ft with a 9-second period. The energy is a solid 295. It's not big, but it's clean and there's a bit of push. Then Tuesday the 25th rolls in with a WNW breeze that goes glassy, and the swell is 4ft with a 9-second period. Combined energy is 202. Both of these mornings look like your best bets for a clean, if not small, session.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no real surprises there.

So, the long and short of it: Monday the 10th afternoon is the one true standout. After that, it's a waiting game until the very end of the window, with the 24th and 25th of August offering the next real chance at a clean wave. It's a lot of flatness and bluster in between, so you gotta pick your moments.

Rusty

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