Anzacs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the Anzacs region over the next couple of weeks.

The forecast kicks off with a decent pulse of long-period SW groundswell, but you’ve gotta be picky with your timing. The real standout is the Saturday morning session on the 15th. We’ve got a solid 6 ft SW groundswell rolling in with a 15-second period, and the wind is absolutely glassy – dead calm. That means the ocean will be like a mirror, and the waves will be clean and powerful. The combined energy is pumping at a strong 1610, so this is serious wave energy. This is for the experienced crew only, as the size is pushing into expert territory. The water temp is sitting at 56°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

After that, the weekend and early next week offer some decent morning sessions. Sunday morning the 16th is a good call – 4 ft SW swell with a light E cross-off breeze keeping things clean. Monday morning the 17th is similar, with 4 ft SW and a clean cross-off. Tuesday morning the 18th sees the swell drop a little to 4 ft, but with a NE offshore wind, it’ll be clean and fun for intermediates. The energy is moderate at 814 for Tuesday morning.

Things start to fade midweek. By Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th, the swell drops below 3 ft, and while the wind is okay, the wave size is just too small to get excited about. The combined energy drops into the weak zone (206-279).

Now, there’s a bit of a pulse forecast for Friday the 21st, with the swell bumping back up to 4-4 ft and a very long 16-second period. The combined energy jumps back up to a strong 1342 for the morning. But the wind is a stiff 15-25 mph from the NNW, and while it’s cross-off, that much breeze will chop things up. It’s a marginal call, best left to those on bigger boards.

Then we hit a wild stretch. Saturday the 22nd brings a big, raw SW groundswell – 10 ft in the morning, building to 12 ft in the afternoon, with a combined energy reading of 8007, which is massive. The problem is the wind is howling from the SW at 19 mph, directly onshore for the morning and cross-onshore in the arvo. It’s going to be a messy, blown-out beast. This is kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.

That big swell hangs around through Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th, with waves in the 8 ft to 8 ft range, but the wind stays strong and cross to onshore. The conditions are poor for a clean wave. Tuesday the 25th is the next real highlight. The swell drops back to a manageable 5 ft for the morning, and the wind swings to a clean 9 mph ENE offshore. The combined energy is a solid 1006. This is another session for the experienced, with excellent conditions.

The last few days of the forecast window drop right off. From Wednesday the 26th onwards, the swell fades to under 3 ft, and while there’s some offshore wind, the wave size just isn’t there to make it worth paddling out. The energy levels drop to weak (138 and lower). The long-range end of the outlook is a write-off for decent surf.

So, to sum it up: the absolute best on offer is Saturday morning the 15th at Anzacs – 6 ft of glassy, powerful SW groundswell for the experts. The second best is Tuesday morning the 25th – 5 ft of clean SW swell with offshore wind. Get on it if you’re keen.

Rusty.

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