Anne Street Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a look at the next 16 days for our stretch, and I’ll be honest – it’s a struggle. There’s only one break in the mix, and the conditions are mostly a letdown. If you’re itching for a session, there are a couple of barely-there windows, but nothing worth getting excited about.

The only spot we’ve got is Anne Street Reef. Water temp is roughly 69°F right now, which is right around average for this time of year – no big anomaly there.

Let’s start with the first real chance. Friday 28 August morning kicks things off. Swell is tiny at 3ft from the ENE with a short 7 second period, combined energy is weak (137). Wind is a light 10 km/h cross-off from the south, so it’s clean. These are surfable waves but very ordinary – call it a 1 out of 10. Enough to get wet on a longboard, but don’t expect any sort of turn.

From there, it’s a rough slog. Friday afternoon through Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (into September) the wind picks up, turns cross-shore or cross-on, and the swell stays small or gets messy. Sunday 30 August sees the swell hit 6ft from the SE, but the wind is ripping at 30 km/h cross-shore with lumpy chop (combined energy of 330). That reef will be a washing machine – more of a kite day than a paddle day.

Wednesday 2 September morning offers a tiny clean window: 2ft from the east, 10 second period, combined energy of 63, and glassy conditions with a light northerly. Again, surfable but very ordinary. Thursday 3 September morning is similar – 1ft from the east, glassy, clean but tiny.

After that, it’s a flat spell. From 4 September through to 12 September, most days show 1ft to 2ft swell, cross-onshore or cross-shore winds, and combined energy mostly under 100. There’s a blip on 9 September with a 1ft swell and a very long 19 second period from the SE – combined energy 119 – but it’s cross-shore winds and tiny, so the reef won’t do much with it. Long period with no size is just a tease.

Best of the lot: If I had to pick, Friday 28 August morning at Anne Street Reef. Clean wind, tiny but rideable for a beginner on a log. Not a standout, just the least-painful option. Wednesday 2 September morning or Thursday 3 September morning are also clean but tiny. Crowds can happen at Anne Street Reef sometimes, but with waves this small, it’ll be quiet. Very consistent break, but quality is the issue.

It’s a quiet stretch, but the area can bounce back – forecasts change. Keep the board waxed.

Rusty.

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