Anne Street Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. Honestly, I’ve looked at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I’m struggling to find any real reason to wax up. This is a quiet stretch ahead for Anne Street Reef.

We start on the 6th of September with tiny, weak energy, only a combined swell energy of 82, and a short-period wind swell pushing in from the NNE at 9 mph, cross-onshore. That means bumpy, messy conditions. Water temp is sitting at 70°, which is pretty average for this time of year, no big anomaly to speak of.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th don’t offer any relief. Small swells, mostly cross-shore winds, and combined energy struggling to break 100. The surf quality is rated as poor throughout, so you’re looking at knee-high slop with a chop on it.

Wednesday the 9th morning has a brief moment where the wind goes light and cross-offshore from the south, and the water cleans up. But the swell is only 3 ft from the SE, period a weak 5 seconds, so you’re just bobbing around on tiny, gutless waves. Combined energy is only 52.

Then it gets a bit spicy on Thursday the 10th. A strong SE swell pushes in, with combined energy jumping to 594 in the morning and 935 in the afternoon. Wave heights hit 8 ft to 10 ft. That’s proper size, but the wind is screaming out of the SSE at 25 mph, and it’s cross-shore, so the surface is going to be blown-out, lumpy, and messy. This is not a fun paddle. For the experienced crew, there could be a few heavy, closed-out walls, but the quality is poor.

From Friday the 11th through to the end of the period, it’s a slow fade. The swell drops back to around 3 ft to 5 ft, combined energy hovers between 68 and 260, and the winds stay mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore. There are a couple of glassy mornings, like Tuesday the 15th morning and Monday the 21st morning, with zero wind and clean conditions, but the swell is tiny—2 ft and 0.7 ft respectively. You could get a fun little slide on a longboard, but it’s not going to set the world on fire.

Overall, there’s no standout period here. The best bet for the next two weeks is probably the early morning of the 15th of September. It’ll be glassy, with a clean surface, and you’ll get waist-high waves from the east, even if the energy is low. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, so it’s a good day to work on technique, but don’t expect any bombs.

If you’re after size, the 10th has the juice, but you’ll be fighting the wind and the chop. That setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Keep an eye on it, but for now, the reefs are quiet.

Rusty.

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