Anne Street Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next sixteen days. It's a bit of a slow burner, I won't lie to you. The first few days are a write-off, so don't bother paddling out just yet. We're looking at a solid stretch of nothing from now until the end of July, and then the first few days of August are pretty ordinary too. The action starts to flicker to life around Monday, the 3rd of August, but even then it's not exactly pumping.

The only real spot on the radar is Anne Street Reef. This is a very consistent reef break, which is a good sign. It's a beginner-friendly wave, but with the conditions we've got coming, it's going to be a bit of a mixed bag.

Right now, through to the end of July, it's flat. The water is sitting at 67°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you might want a thicker spring suit.

The first real chance of anything decent comes on Monday, the 3rd of August. We've got a little pulse of swell arriving in the morning. The swell is 5 ft from the East, with a period of 8 seconds. That's a short period swell, so it's not going to have a ton of energy, but the combined energy is moderate (294). The real kicker is the wind: glassy offshore from the Southwest in the morning. That's a major positive, it'll be clean. The afternoon cleans up too with a light cross-offshore breeze. The waves are still only 5 ft, but it's the best we've got.

Tuesday, the 4th of August, the swell drops right back to 3 ft from the East. The morning is glassy again, which is beautiful, but the waves are tiny. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross-onshore breeze, so it's not great.

The following week, from the 5th of August onwards, it's mostly small with some clean windows, but nothing that's going to get your heart racing. The swell drops to 3 ft and the energy is weak. There are a few mornings with offshore winds, like Wednesday the 5th and Friday the 7th, but the swell is too small to get excited about. The combined energy is weak, in the double digits. Then from the 8th of August onwards, it's a mix of onshore winds and tiny, short-period swell, all under 3 ft, with weak energy. The long period swells (12-13 seconds) that show up on the 8th and 9th are from the Southeast, but the wind is cross-onshore and fresh, so it's messy and not worth the paddle.

So, to sum it up: the standout is Monday, the 3rd of August. The morning will be the pick of the entire fortnight. Get out there for a glassy, clean session on the East swell. It's not a big day, but it's the best on offer. The rest of the period is a lot of waiting for something that doesn't really arrive.

Rusty

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