Anzacs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, let's have a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks in feet and Fahrenheit.

The truth is, the next few days are a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a bunch of swell coming in, but the wind is just not playing ball. It’s not until we get into the second week that things start to look really promising. The standout window is around the 12th and then again on the 20th and 22nd.

We’re looking at Anzacs here. The water is sitting at 57°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not need the thickest wetsuit.

The early part of the week is a mess. Monday morning is rain showers with a fresh cross-onshore breeze making it lumpy, and a weak 4ft WSW swell. The combined energy is only 712, so it’s weak. Not worth paddling out. Monday afternoon is a bit bigger at 6ft, but it’s a short-period 8 seconds and choppy. Tuesday morning has a tiny 3ft swell but with a very long period of 18 seconds, combined energy is 1074. That’s a classic groundswell setup, but it’s a cross-onshore wind and lumpy, so it’s a hard pass. Tuesday afternoon the wind goes onshore, but that 5ft SW swell with 17-second period cranks the energy up to 1614. Still, the wind is wrong.

Wednesday and Thursday see a big jump in size, with 10ft and 12ft SW swells, but the wind is strong onshore – 22 mph. The combined energy is massive (5690 to 9388), but it’s a violent, blown-out mess. Only for the madmen, and even then, it’s probably more of a windsurfing or kite surfing show.

Friday the 11th is still a bit ordinary, with lumpy, marginal conditions.

Now, Saturday the 12th is the first real standout. The morning is sweet. A 6ft SW swell (16 sec period) with a light cross-offshore breeze from the North. The combined energy is 1384, and the report says it’s clean and excellent for experienced surfers. The afternoon is even better: glassy conditions with a 5ft SW swell. That’s the kind of session you wait for – clean, lined-up waves. The crowd report says “sometimes,” so there might be a few, but it’ll be worth it.

Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th drop off again. The swell is smaller (3ft to 4ft) and the wind, while cross-off, is a fresh 19-22 mph, making it clean but choppy. Not great.

The middle of the week from the 15th to the 18th is a mixed bag with some bigger swells (8ft to 10ft) but onshore or cross-on winds, so it’s not going to be pretty. The 16th afternoon has a light onshore wind and a 7ft swell, which is *marginal* at best.

Then we hit the next real window. Sunday the 20th is another standout. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE and a 5ft SW swell. Combined energy is 1297, and the report says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers.” The afternoon is more marginal with a cross-shore wind, so get it early.

Monday the 21st is looking very good. The morning has a light offshore breeze from the East, a 4ft SW swell, and it’s clean. The afternoon gets bigger at 8ft with the same offshore wind, combined energy of 2764 – that’s some serious power. The report says “excellent” for experienced surfers. That’s a big day.

But the absolute pick of the entire forecast is Tuesday the 22nd morning. We’re looking at a glassy ocean, a 5ft SW swell with a very long period of 19 seconds, and a combined energy of 2500. That is a proper groundswell with absolutely no wind. The report says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers.” This is a point-break dream. The long period will make it peaky and powerful, but the glassy conditions will make it perfect. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross-onshore bump, so that morning session is the one.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a right-off for quality. The two true standouts are Saturday the 12th for a clean, glassy afternoon, and Tuesday the 22nd morning for what looks like the best, cleanest, most powerful swell of the whole period. Get in the water then.

Rusty.

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