Anzacs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Anzacs over the next couple of weeks.

First up, we're looking at a real mixed bag. The early part of the forecast is a bit of a write-off with messy, onshore winds and big, lumpy swell. The water temp is sitting at 56°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

We kick off with a solid pulse of SW groundswell on Thursday the 13th of August, pushing 8ft with a long 16-second period. The combined energy is massive (3212), so there's plenty of power. But the wind is a strong cross-shore, and the report says marginal. It's not going to be a pretty one. That continues through Friday and Saturday. The swell drops a bit, but the wind stays messy.

The first real chance of something clean comes on Sunday the 16th. The swell settles to a still-juicy 4ft from the SW, with a 14-second period, and we get a beautiful NE offshore wind in the morning. That's a major positive. The energy is still moderate (737), and the conditions are clean. This is your best bet for the first week. It's a consistent spot, so you'll get waves, but you won't be alone – crowds are likely on a Sunday with clean conditions.

Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th continue that trend with clean mornings and offshore winds, though the swell drops a touch to 4ft. Still, a 4ft, clean, offshore wave at Anzacs is a great little session.

After that, the swell almost completely dries up from the 19th through to the 22nd, with tiny waves and poor conditions. A bit of a flat spell.

There's a flicker of life on Friday the 21st with a 3ft SW swell and a clean offshore wind, but it's not a standout.

The real standout, if you can wait, is looking like Wednesday the 26th of August. A massive SW groundswell (combined energy of 8209) is forecast to hit at 10ft with a 17-second period – that's a serious, very long-period groundswell. However, the wind is a howling 28 mph cross-onshore, making it a total mess. This is a classic case of big, powerful swell but completely blown out. For paddle surfing, it's a no-go, but with that much wind and swell, it might be a kite surfer's dream. The conditions are poor for us, so we'll have to pass on that.

After that, the swell drops back but remains onshore and messy through to the end of the period.

So, looking at the whole 16 days, the standout sessions are the clean, offshore mornings on Sunday the 16th, Monday the 17th, and Tuesday the 18th. The Sunday has the best combo of size and conditions. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both.

Signing off,
Rusty.

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