Anzacs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on offer for the stretch ahead. We’ve got a classic South West swell window, and the Anzacs break is the only spot in the game for this whole 16-day run. It’s a very consistent, exposed break that handles a SW swell best, and it’s a solid intermediate-level wave. The water is sitting at 57°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so a bit of a treat.

The week starts off a bit of a write-off, to be honest. Through Saturday and Sunday, the wind is howling from the north-west and west, pushing in at 25 mph then 12 mph onshore. The swell is decent, around 5ft to 8ft from the SW, but the wind is just trashing the surface. You’d be fighting a losing battle. The combined wave energy is massive, hitting 3855, but it’s all messy and lumpy. Monday and Tuesday aren’t much better with more onshore and cross-onshore winds making things choppy, though the swell period starts to get interesting with 12 to 17 seconds of groundswell. Still, the quality is poor.

Now, things start to look up on Thursday, the 10th of September. The wind eases to a moderate breeze from the WSW, still onshore, but the swell is a solid 10ft from the SW with a 17-second period. The energy is massive, 8967, and the score is starting to get decent. This is a big, powerful groundswell, so it’s one for experienced surfers only. The size is well over 8ft, so leave the foamies at home. The long period will make it wall up nicely at this exposed break, but expect some big sets and long lulls.

The real standout, the one to circle on the calendar, is Saturday the 12th of September. Saturday morning sees a clean cross-shore breeze from the NW at only 6 mph, with a 6ft SW swell and a 16-second period. The energy is solid at 1366. But the absolute gem is the Saturday afternoon session. The wind drops to a glassy 3 mph from the WSW. For a surfer, that’s the holy grail. The swell drops back to 5ft from the SW with a 15-second period, perfect for a longboard or a step-up. The combined energy is 1001, and the conditions are described as “excellent.” This is the pick of the forecast. The crowds at Anzacs can be an issue sometimes, but for this kind of clean, glassy 5ft SW groundswell, it’s going to be well worth the paddle out.

The second week is a mixed bag, as you’d expect. Sunday the 13th through Tuesday the 15th sees the swell drop and winds pick up from the north, keeping things clean but small, with waves around 2ft to 4ft. Then Tuesday the 15th afternoon brings a massive jump to 12ft from the SW, but the wind cranks onshore from the south at 16 mph, making it a total mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing session than a paddle. The following days are a similar story: size drops off, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, keeping the quality low. The best of the rest is probably the 20th of September, with a clean 5ft SSW groundswell and a 18-second period, but the wind is a moderate cross-off from the north-west. It’s a decent option for the end of the run, but nothing like that glassy Saturday.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a battle with the wind, but if you can wait for Saturday the 12th, that afternoon is where it’s at. That is the one. The rest is a bit of a gamble.

Rusty.

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