Ansteys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Ansteys are a real mixed bag, and honestly, for the most part, it’s looking pretty grim. We’ve got a lot of wind and messy conditions to wade through before we see anything worth paddling out for. The water is sitting at about 69.8°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick off Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th, but don’t get excited. It's all poor surf. Monday’s got a 3.9ft S swell at 10 seconds, but a 9 mph cross-shore from the NE puts a chop on it. The combined energy is only 274, nothing doing. Tuesday morning drops to a piddly 2.0ft from the SSE with 8 seconds, and while the wind is light offshore from the SE, the wave comment says poor surf conditions. Afternoon shows a long-period 2.3ft S swell at 18 seconds (331 combined energy), but that’s marginal at best and the onshore wind isn’t helping.

Wednesday the 26th is a write-off with tiny swell. Thursday the 27th has a bit more size – 5.6ft S swell at 14 seconds (1299 combined energy) – but a 19 mph cross-shore from the NE turns it into a lumpy mess. Friday the 28th through Saturday the 29th sees the swell pick up to 6.9ft and then 9.8ft from the ENE, but the wind is howling at 28 to 31 mph. That’s just brutal. The combined energy on Saturday afternoon hits 1634, but with near-gale cross-shore winds, it’s a complete blown-out disaster.

Now, here’s a standout, but you have to be patient. Sunday the 30th of August. The morning session actually has potential. We’re looking at a solid 11.5ft swell from the ENE at 9 seconds, with a combined energy of 3187 – that’s a heap of water moving. The wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore from the NE, and the wave comment says “wind and tide favorable, but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break.” That kind of size is expert-only territory, no question. For the average punter, it’s a spectator day, but for those with the skills and the right board, it could be a wild, heavy session. The afternoon drops to 7.9ft and the wind picks up, so the morning is your window.

After that, it’s back to the struggle. Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September are marginal at best with onshore winds. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning shows an 8.2ft NE swell at 8 seconds (1309 combined energy), but it’s cross-shore and messy. Then from Thursday the 3rd right through to Tuesday the 8th of September, it’s all poor surf conditions. There’s some size – like an 8.2ft S swell on Saturday the 5th of September, but it’s accompanied by 28-31 mph cross-onshore winds, making it completely unsurfable.

Basically, you’ve got a long gap of poor to marginal surf from now until the end of the month. The only real standout is that Sunday morning at the end of August, but it’s a big, expert-only wave. There are no other windows of clean, quality surf in this outlook.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the forecast, and maybe take the kiteboard out on those windy days.

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