Anne Street Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Anne Street Reef. I gotta be straight with you – this stretch of the calendar is looking pretty flat and uninviting. We’ve got a long, long gap of nothing much to get excited about.

We kick things off this Sunday, the 30th of August, and honestly, it’s a rough start. Swell is around 5ft coming from the SE with a short, weak period of 6 seconds, but the wind is a messy cross-shore from the SSE at 16 mph. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year. The combined swell energy is moderate at best (197), but with that wind and chop, it’s a write-off. Monday and Tuesday don’t bring any relief either; the swell drops right off and the wind stays problematic. We’re staring at days of poor surf conditions with barely a ripple worth mentioning through the end of August and into the first week of September.

Now, there are a couple of tiny bright spots, but you gotta keep your expectations real low. On Thursday morning, the 3rd of September, we get a brief moment of glassy conditions with a light NW wind. The swell is tiny though – only 2ft – and from the NE at 8 seconds. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The energy is barely registering (72). If you’re desperate for a glide on a longboard, that’s your window, but don’t expect any power.

Then again on the morning of Friday the 4th, we get clean conditions with a light NNW offshore breeze, but again it’s a tiny 2ft swell from the NE. That’s about it. After that, the pattern of poor surf and onshore junk continues for over another week straight. We get a small spike of windswell on Saturday the 5th with 5ft from the NNE, but it’s accompanied by a fresh cross-onshore wind at 19 mph – messy and lumpy, more for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

The only other notable moment is the morning of Monday the 7th of September, where a light SW cross-offshore wind cleans up a weak 3ft NNE swell. The energy is still weak (83), and it’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. After that, it’s back to tiny, weak dribble for the rest of the run.

Overall, the best on offer in this whole outlook is that brief glassy window on Thursday morning, the 3rd of September, or the clean conditions on Friday morning, the 4th of September. They’re not standouts in size, but they’re the only times you’ll find clean, rideable waves. For the rest, you’re better off checking the forecast again later.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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