Ansteys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Ansteys.

Alright, let’s be honest from the get-go. We’ve got a bit of a rough start to this 16-day window. The first week and a half is looking pretty average to downright poor. The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need the thickest rubber.

The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t even show up until Monday the 27th. Even then, Monday morning is a write-off for the most part, with a weak 5ft swell from the east-northeast and a short period of 6 seconds, combined energy of just 282. It’s marginal. By Monday afternoon, it cleans up a bit with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to a tiny 2ft. You might get a few fun little waves, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

We go through a few more days of choppy, messy conditions until Thursday the 29th. That’s when things get *interesting*, but maybe not in a good way for everyone. The swell jumps up to 12ft from the south-southeast, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 2270. The wind is light and cross-on, but the problem is the swell is too big for this break. This is expert territory only. It stays big and powerful right through the end of the week and into the weekend.

If you’re a solid, experienced surfer, the standout window is the morning of Friday, the 31st of July. The swell is still a solid 10ft from the southeast, with a period of 11 seconds, and combined energy of 3033. That’s a lot of water moving. But the real kicker is the wind: it’s light and cross-offshore from the north-northeast, making for clean, lined-up waves. This is the best the forecast gets for Ansteys, but it’s for experts only. After that, the swell slowly backs off, but the wind stays messy.

The last glimpse of something decent comes on Monday, the 3rd of August. The swell drops to 5ft from the east-southeast, period of 10 seconds, combined energy of 491. The wind is glassy in the morning, which is a rare treat. It’ll be clean and surfable, but it’s a much smaller, more manageable size for the intermediate crew.

Overall, there’s a severe lack of quality surf for the first week, and then a big, powerful, and potentially dangerous swell for the experts. If you’re not in that top tier, you’re waiting until August 3rd for a half-decent morning.

Stay tuned, forecasts can change.
- Rusty

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