Anne Street Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look. Honestly, the next couple of weeks aren’t exactly firing for Anne Street Reef. We’ve got a long stretch of ordinary conditions ahead, with only a few brief windows where it’s even worth checking. It’s not all doom and gloom, but you’re going to have to pick your moments.

The best chance for a surf comes right out of the gate on the morning of Tuesday, August 25th. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so don’t forget the rubber. We’ve got a tiny 3ft east-northeast swell ticking in at 8 seconds. That period is pretty short, so the waves won’t have much punch, but the real kicker here is the wind. It’s glassy, mate. Dead calm from the north-northeast. That’ll make the reef look clean as a whistle, even if the energy is weak (114). Beginners could have some fun on it, but don’t expect much push.

After that morning, the week goes downhill fast. The afternoon turns cross-on, and from Wednesday through the weekend it’s mostly cross-shore junk or onshore slop with building wind. By Saturday the 29th, the swell picks up to 5ft but it’s short period (6 seconds) and the wind is blowing 18 mph. It’s messy, lumpy, and not worth paddling out. That carries into Sunday with similar conditions.

We then hit a real dead spot. From Tuesday the 1st of September, the swell drops right away and stays tiny through to the end of the outlook. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday the 2nd where we get glassy conditions again – 3ft from the east-northeast at 9 seconds – but the energy is still weak (144) and the wave shape will be ordinary. Thursday the 3rd also offers glassy 2ft waves with a 10-second period, but again, that’s barely surfable.

There’s a quirky little pulse on Friday the 4th of September. We get a 1ft swell, but the period is a massive 21 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell. It’s glassy calm in the morning, but the energy is only 139. That kind of swell will be super inconsistent and tend to close out on a reef or beach. Could be something for the longboard if you’re patient and it lines up, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

From Saturday the 5th onward, it’s all tiny, poor quality waves with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy drops off a cliff (values in the 60-70 range) and there’s just nothing to get excited about. Honestly, after the first few days, this is more of a gap than a run of surf. There’s a solid week of nothing worthwhile here.

If you’re determined, Tuesday morning is the standout. The rest of it? Keep the board in the car and the expectations low. Like I always say, it never stays poor forever, but this one’s testing us.

Rusty

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