Anzacs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and look at what’s actually gonna be worth paddling out for at Anzacs over the next 16 days.

Overall, the pattern looks like a bit of a mixed bag. There’s some solid SW groundswell on the cards, but a lot of the time the wind’s gonna be a mongrel, turning what could be good into something pretty average. We’ve got a decent few mornings that might be worth a look, but the afternoons are usually a write-off. The real window of opportunity is a short one, so don’t sleep on it.

The first proper chance to get wet is Sunday morning, August 2. Swell’s a clean 5 ft from the SW with a long 16-second period – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is a solid 1137, so there’s plenty of grunt in the water. Water temp’s sitting at 56°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so no surprises there. The wind is a moderate north breeze, cross-offshore, so the faces should be clean. It’s a little punchy for beginners at that size, but for intermediates and up, the Sunday morning session looks like the standout. Crowds can be around sometimes, so you might have to share. This long-period SW swell will wrap in nicely at this exposed break.

Monday morning, August 3, sees the wind swing to a cross-shore northwesterly at 19 mph, bumping up the surface. The swell drops a touch to 4 ft, but the period stays solid at 15 seconds. The wave comment says it’s poor, so don’t bother. The rain showers don’t help either. Tuesday and Wednesday are a right-off with onshore winds and messy conditions.

We get a little window again on Friday morning, August 7. A light northwest cross-offshore breeze cleans up a 4 ft SW swell with a 16-second period. Not huge, but clean. The real gem is Friday afternoon, though – the wind drops to near nothing from the NNW, just 3 mph cross-offshore, and the swell bumps up to 5 ft. The combined energy is 1918, which is moderate to strong. The wave comment says it’s excellent for experienced surfers, so if you’re an advanced surfer, that’s your pick of the whole 16 days. That setup will be glassy, clean, and have plenty of push.

Saturday, August 8, is a step down but still a clean 4 ft SW swell with the same 16-second period. The wind’s a bit stronger out of the north but still cross-off, so it’s worth a look in the morning.

Then we hit a dead patch. Sunday, August 9, the swell drops and the wind picks up. Monday, August 10, a big pulse of 10 ft WSW swell shows up with 17-second period and combined energy of 8339 – that’s very strong energy – but the onshore wind is howling at 19 mph, turning it into a lumpy mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing day unless you’re chasing a beatdown. Tuesday, August 11, clears up with cross-off winds again on a 5 ft SW swell, but it’s not as clean.

Wednesday, August 12, has a bigger 7 ft SW swell (16-second period) but the cross-shore wind is fresh and lumpy. Thursday, August 13, sees another 10 ft SW swell with 15-second period, but again the cross-shore wind makes it messy.

Friday, August 14, has a 7 ft SW swell with 15-second period coming in with a cross-onshore wind, so it’s average. Saturday, August 15, is back to small-ish 5 ft SW swell with a decent 17-second period, but the cross-shore wind doesn’t do it any favours. Sunday, August 16, and Monday, August 17, are pretty poor – onshore or cross-onshore, small swell, not worth the effort.

So, to sum it up: your real windows are Sunday morning August 2, and Friday afternoon August 7. If you’re an experienced surfer, that Friday afternoon is the absolute standout – glassy, solid, and clean. Don’t bother with the big pulses middle of the second week unless you’re on a kite. The gaps in decent surf are a few days at a time, but it’s not a total blank.

Stay stoked, and I’ll catch you in the water.

Rusty

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