Ansteys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the ocean's got cookin' for Ansteys over the next couple of weeks.

It's a bit of a slow burner to start. The first few days are looking pretty average at best, with a lot of cross-onshore breezes messing things up. We're looking at middling energy (207) on Wednesday as the swell starts to fill in, but it'll be lumpy with that wind. Not worth getting too excited about just yet.

Thursday sees the swell kick up a bit to 6ft in the morning, and the wind actually swings around to a cross-offshore, cleaning it up nicely. That's about as good as it gets for the first part of the week. The afternoon, however, gets blown out by a fresh cross-shore, so get your waves in early. This NE pulse brings moderate energy (540).

Friday is a write-off. We get a jump in size to 8ft and bigger, but it's onshore, messy, and just ugly. The energy climbs to a strong 840 in the morning and a very strong 2121 by the afternoon, but it's all for nothing unless you're a kite surfer. This is kite territory, not paddle surfing.

Saturday morning is a bit of a tease. Still solid waves at 8ft (977 energy), but the wind is cross-shore and it's just not clean. You can maybe find a couple if you're desperate, but the surface is going to be rippled. The afternoon drops off in size to 7ft but gets chunky.

Sunday goes flat-ish (4ft) and messy with it. We then see the swell really drop for a few days, and the wind stays cross. This is the quiet part of the run.

Hold on, though. It's not all bad news. Keep an eye on Monday, September 7th. There's a sneaky long-period groundswell starting to show its face. It's a big bump to 7ft with a 17-second period, and the energy jumps right up to a very strong 2854. The problem is the wind, which is a strong cross-shore and will chop it up badly. It's a glimpse of what's to come but not the day.

The week after that stays pretty quiet, with small waves and onshores, a bit of a blip on the 13th with some 6ft cross-on slop. Forecasts this far out are less certain, but as of now, it's looking like a bit of a flat spell.

The one true standout in the whole window, and it's a long way off, is Monday, September 14th. That big long-period energy from the 7th makes a return. We're looking at 8ft of swell from the ENE. The energy is reading strong at 969. The problem is it's cross-off but with a strong breeze (25 mph) which could make it either epic or a complete battle. Given the size, over 8ft, this is one for the experts only. It's a promising day at a spot that doesn't break all that often – Ansteys is *inconsistent* at the best of times.

Before that, the water temp is sitting around 69°, which is about average for this time of year, so a normal wetsuit will do.

It's a run that asks for patience. Get on it Thursday morning if you want a few clean ones, and then circle September 14th on the calendar. That's got the potential to be something special.

Rusty.

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