Surf Forecasts:
Anzacs surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 6,411 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s 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 (Jul 31) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 20s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Anzacs in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) 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 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anzacs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, ol’ Rusty here. Lookin’ at this forecast for Anzacs, and I gotta tell ya, it’s gonna be a long wait before you wanna wet a line. The water’s about 57°, which is normal for this time of year.
Right now, we’ve got a nasty WSW wind blowin’ 22 mph kickin’ up a lumpy 8ft SW swell. The energy’s churnin’ at 1643, but it’s all chop. That whole first weekend is a bust. Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are just cross-wind and rough water. You’ll be fighting it, not ridin’ it.
The start of the week isn’t much better. Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are still messy with strong wind, though we get a bit of offshore flow. The swell is small, and the quality is poor. On Wednesday the 29th, a big groundswell shows up—12ft with a long 15-second period, and the energy jumps to 8598. But the wind is blowin’ straight onshore. That’s not a paddle session; that’s a kite session or a jet ski wave. For a surfer, it’s a mess at over 8ft.
Finally, we get a clean window on Saturday, August 1st. The wind swings to a clean NNW offshore at 12 mph, and we get a solid 7ft to 8ft SW groundswell with a super long 18-second period. The energy is a hefty 4007. It’ll be clean. But that long period can make a beach break close up fast, and at over 8ft, that’s strictly expert territory. Sunday, August 2nd is similar, with a 8ft swell and clean wind.
Then it drops off. Monday, August 3rd, the swell goes down to 5ft, and by Tuesday the 4th, it’s a tiny 2ft. We hit a dry spell that runs from August 4th until about Friday, August 8th. That’s close to four days of flat or near-flat surf. Don’t even bring your board.
Right at the end, on Saturday, August 9th, we see another big pulse. A 10ft SW swell with clean morning wind and 2956 of energy. The morning looks like it could be the best single day, but it’s a long-range call.
So the standout days are Saturday, August 1st, and Sunday, August 2nd. Big, clean, powerful swell. But that very long period and the size make it for experts only. For the average surfer, the swell is too big and the setup at a beach break is too straight.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1643 | 1946 | 1304 | 475 | 371 | 249 | 216 | 224 | 367 | 928 | 993 | 2902 | 5187 | 3148 | 1036 | 809 | 572 | 335 | 398 | 569 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.84m | 8:43AM1.77m | 7:48PM1.75m | 9:46AM1.76m | 8:42PM1.68m | 10:52AM1.78m | 9:48PM1.63m | 11:52AM1.84m | 10:59PM1.63m | 12:43PM1.92m | 00:05AM1.66m | 1:25PM2.00m | 1:02AM1.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM1.03m | 1:53AM0.46m | 2:16PM1.12m | 2:44AM0.51m | 3:22PM1.18m | 3:42AM0.53m | 4:36PM1.18m | 4:43AM0.53m | 5:47PM1.12m | 5:42AM0.50m | 6:45PM1.02m | 6:34AM0.47m | 7:32PM0.90m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | WSW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 1209 | 778 | 475 | 371 | 249 | 216 | 224 | 367 | — | 201 | — | 5187 | 3148 | 1036 | — | 572 | 335 | 398 | 569 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 25 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 73 | 140 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 39 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1643 | 1946 | 1304 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 31 | 928 | 993 | 2902 | 3411 | 2090 | — | 809 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 13 | 87 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 244 | 90 | 472 | 259 | 259 | 101 | 86 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
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