Anzacs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righteo, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Anzacs over the next couple weeks. I’m only gunna talk about this one break, so here’s the straight story.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but not a total blank. The first few days are messy with a solid, long-period SW groundswell running. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th have a powerful 8ft SW swell with a very long 16-second period—plenty of energy (2668 and 2475) but the wind is from the WNW, so it’s cross-on or onshore, which means chop and not much fun. The water temp is sitting around 56°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, no wild anomaly.

Saturday morning the 15th is where it starts to get interesting. The swell drops a touch to 6ft from the SW, period still a long 15 seconds, but here’s the kicker: glassy conditions. Wind is dead calm from the NE, 0 mph. That is a rare treat. The energy is still moderate (1610), and for an exposed SW-facing break like Anzacs, that combination of solid groundswell and mirror-flat water is a standout. This is the best on offer in the whole window. It’s gonna be clean, powerful, and for experienced surfers—that size is a bit much for beginners. Still, a morning to circle on the calendar.

After Saturday arvo, things get a bit more mixed. Sunday the 16th morning has a 4ft SW swell with offshore NE winds at 3 mph, clean conditions (735 energy). Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th mornings both see light offshore breezes (ENE and NE) with 4ft SW swell (495 and 653 energy). Those are good, clean, fun-sized waves for a wider range of abilities, but they’re not the standout like Saturday.

Now, there’s a significant gap from Wednesday the 19th arvo right through to the end. The swell drops right off, and then we get a massive pulse of energy late in the window, but the wind absolutely ruins it. Starting Saturday the 22nd, the wind is howling from the W and WSW at 25–28 mph, with a huge 10ft SW swell on Sunday the 23rd (6700 energy)—but it’s strong cross-onshore and messy. That’s not surfable for paddle surfing, that’s strictly kite territory. This messy, windy pattern holds all the way through to the 28th, with solid swell but terrible conditions.

So, to wrap it up: the only real window of quality is from Saturday 15th morning through to Tuesday 18th morning, with Saturday morning being the absolute pick for clean, powerful groundswell. After that, it’s a write-off for about a week with poor conditions. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, plan for that Saturday session.

Rusty.

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