Surf Forecasts:
Anzacs surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period, SW swell with 8,174 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anzacs this week:
The surf forecast for Anzacs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Anzacs in the next 16 days are 3.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anzacs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Howdy, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about the next sixteen days at Anzacs, but in feet and miles per hour now.
The run starts off real slow. Thursday the 6th isn’t worth a second look – there’s a tiny 2ft south-west swell, but the wind is messy and cross-shore, and the water is about 56° – pretty normal for the season. The surf is poor, plain and simple.
Then comes a proper highlight. Friday the 7th afternoon turns it on: the wind goes completely glassy, and we’ve got a clean 5ft south-west groundswell. The period is a meaty 15 seconds, so those waves have some real push, and the combined energy is 1054. That’s a solid session, and for an experienced surfer, it’s the pick of the first week. Just know crowds can show up here.
Saturday the 8th is clean but the swell drops to about 4ft, so it’s a step back.
Then things go downhill for a long stretch. Sunday the 9th through to Monday the 10th, the wind howls and the swell jumps to a nasty 13ft on Monday morning, with a combined energy of 3362 – that’s strong. But it’s onshore and blown to bits. That’s way over 8ft, so it’s experts-only territory even if it were clean, which it isn’t.
The middle of the week stays big and ugly. Wednesday the 12th afternoon has a 10ft south-west swell but a near gale-force wind, making it a total mess. That kind of setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.
Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th stay big and messy. Friday morning the 14th has a 7ft south-west swell with a cross breeze, but it’s lumpy.
We finally get a clean slate again on Sunday the 16th. Sunday morning looks proper: a clean 5ft south-west swell, light offshore wind from the east at 6 mph, and excellent conditions. The combined energy is 1096 – good moderate power. This is the standout of the second week.
Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are clean but small, with the swell dropping under 3ft and weak energy. Not much there.
Then Wednesday the 19th offers another clean window. The morning has a 5ft south-west swell with a 16-second period, combined energy of 1109, and clean cross-off winds. The afternoon is just as clean. It’s a solid, surfable day.
Thursday the 20th stays clean but the wind picks up, and by Friday the 21st the rain and strong onshore wind ruin what could have been a decent swell.
The two real standouts are Friday afternoon (August 7th) for that glassy, clean 5ft south-west groundswell, and Sunday morning (August 16th) for the clean 5ft south-west swell with light offshore winds. Wednesday the 19th is also worth marking on your calendar. The rest is mostly a washout.
That’s the long and short of it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 155 | 1516 | 820 | 882 | 453 | 813 | 611 | 528 | 371 | 212 | 593 | 3362 | 5176 | 2986 | 998 | 632 | 325 | 1461 | 5463 | 6568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.16m | 5:29AM2.10m | 5:12PM2.14m | 6:19AM2.09m | 5:52PM2.10m | 7:15AM2.05m | 6:39PM2.05m | 8:19AM2.00m | 7:37PM1.98m | 9:31AM1.98m | 8:48PM1.92m | 10:43AM2.00m | 10:10PM1.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.61m | 11:04PM0.19m | 11:19AM0.70m | 11:45PM0.13m | 12:04PM0.81m | 00:33AM0.11m | 12:56PM0.92m | 1:28AM0.13m | 1:58PM1.01m | 2:32AM0.17m | 3:12PM1.05m | 3:43AM0.22m | 4:33PM1.00m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 155 | 353 | 820 | 882 | 453 | 813 | 611 | 528 | 371 | 212 | 546 | — | 2121 | 2241 | 998 | 632 | 325 | 1461 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 22 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 68 | 413 | 55 | 36 | 437 | — | — | — | 51 | 111 | 593 | — | 62 | — | 41 | 13 | 169 | 488 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 6 | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 6 | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 15 | — | — | 136 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 4 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 11 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 1516 | 65 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 3362 | 5176 | 2986 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 65 | 5463 | 6568 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 109 | 90 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 92 | 119 | 117 | 437 | 90 |
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