Ansteys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty.

Let’s talk about what’s shaping up at Ansteys. It’s a bit of a mixed bag this forecast period, with a long stretch of pretty average conditions before one standout window shows up. The water’s sitting at 70°, about what you’d expect for this time of year – no real anomaly there.

Right now, we’ve got nothing doing for the first couple of days. Friday the 4th is a write-off – 10ft of messy south swell but with a nasty 22 mph cross-onshore wind, and the combined wave energy is pumping at 1504, but it’s just lumpy junk. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are marginal at best, with small 3ft to 7ft swell and cross or cross-on breezes, so not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 7th morning is where it finally gets interesting. The swell drops to 8ft from the south, but now we’ve got a 17-second period – that’s proper long-period groundswell, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NNE at 12 mph. The combined energy hits 3940, and it’s described as clean. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook – solid, powerful waves with good shape, but 8ft is only for experienced surfers. That long period means it might wall up a bit straight at a beach break, but Ansteys can handle it. The crowds are sometimes an issue, so you might have to share.

After that, it goes downhill fast. From Monday afternoon right through to mid-September, it’s mostly poor surf with strong onshore or cross winds, lumpy chop, and only occasional small windows of marginal knee-to-waist-high junk. Tuesday the 15th morning has a tiny 3ft south groundswell with a 12-second period and light wind, but it’s barely enough to get excited about.

Then, hold onto your board – Friday the 18th afternoon arrives with a bang. We’ve got 12ft of south swell at a 14-second period, light onshore wind from the SE, and combined energy of 4173. The forecast says wind and tide are favorable, but that swell is too big for this break. For the brave expert crew, it could be a heavy session, but it’s a warning – this is not for the faint-hearted.

The final weekend of the 19th is back to blown-out rubbish with near-gale winds.

So, the standout is Monday the 7th morning for clean, powerful waves. The other highlight is Friday the 18th afternoon, but only for the experienced crew who know what they’re doing in big stuff. The rest of the period is mostly a write-off, with a big gap of poor conditions from the 8th through the 17th.

Take it easy,
Rusty

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