Anne Street Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your local spot, Anne Street Reef. I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days look like a long, drawn-out yawn for the most part. There’s nothing that really gets the heart pumping, so keep your expectations low.

Let’s start with the first bit of surf that’s worth paddling out for. On Monday morning, August 3rd, we’ve got a tiny pulse of swell rolling in at 2ft from the southeast, with a long period of 13 seconds. That long period groundswell can be a bit of a wildcard at a reef – it’s got the energy to push through, but it might be a bit too straight for the bank. The wind is light from the south, giving us a clean, cross-off look, and the water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than average for this time of year. The combined wave energy is moderate at 312. It’s not a total loss, but it’s a real small-wave session for the patient ones.

Then on Tuesday morning, August 4th, it’s even smaller, with 2ft from the southeast and a period of 9 seconds. The wind is glassy though – dead calm from the south – so it’ll be as smooth as a mirror. But the energy is weak at 122, so you’ll be waiting for the odd lump. That’s about as good as it gets for the first week.

There’s a long gap of nothing exciting after that. We’ve got a few mornings with offshore or cross-off winds and small waves under 3ft, but the conditions are just ordinary. The best of the bunch is Wednesday morning, August 5th, with 3ft from the east and a clean offshore wind from the southwest, but the energy is weak at 108. It’s a board-short session, nothing more.

The real standout for the whole period – if you can call it that – is Monday afternoon, August 10th. The swell picks up a bit to 4ft, coming from the northeast, but with a short period of just 5 seconds. That’s windswell, and it’ll be a bit jumbled. The wind is a moderate 15 mph offshore from the southwest, cleaning up the face, and the energy is moderate at 128. It’s the best combo of size and wind we’ll see, but it’s still a far cry from pumping.

Then we get a bit of a spike right at the end, on Sunday, August 16th. The swell jumps up to 7ft to 7ft from the southeast, with a period of 7 seconds. The energy is strong at 496 to 668. But the wind is a cross-onshore mess from the southeast at 15 mph, and the conditions are rated as poor. This is big, lumpy, and choppy – more of a battle than a pleasure. For a reef break, that’s expert territory, and honestly, it might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

So, the long and short of it: there’s no day that screams “go now.” The best you’ll get is a few clean, small-wave mornings, with the Monday the 10th offering the largest clean-ish waves. Don’t expect much, and you won’t be disappointed.

Rusty.

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