Anzacs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, giving it to you in feet and Fahrenheit.

We’ve got a solid south-west swell train aimed at Anzacs for the next couple of weeks. Water temp is about normal for the season. It’s a slow start, but when the wind plays nice, this spot can shine.

The first real chance is Thursday the 27th. Morning is cloudy with a light north-northwest cross-off breeze, keeping it clean. Swell is a knee-high 3ft out of the south-west, with a 12-second period and moderate energy of 275. It’s not big, but it’s clean. The afternoon glassed off with a light westerly, but the tide might be weird, so get out early.

Friday the 28th is a mess. A strong north-westerly wind kicks up a cross-shore chop on a building 4ft swell. Energy jumps to 1317, but it’s blown out. Saturday and Sunday are the same story – cross-onshore winds and choppy surfaces. The swell holds around 4ft to 5ft, but the wind kills it.

The standout of the first week is Monday the 31st. This is the one. Morning is clear with a light north-northwest cross-off breeze, cleaning up a 5ft south-west swell. The period is 14 seconds, giving it proper groundswell power, and the energy is a solid 1117. The afternoon is even better: glassy conditions, a light south-west breeze, and the swell a touch smaller at 5ft but the energy ramps to 1398. The wave comment says excellent for experienced surfers. This is a gem. The break is very consistent, so you’ll be busy. Crowds are possible, but for a clean, 5ft glass-off, it’s worth it.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a mix of wind and lumpy chop. Tuesday the 1st of September has a screaming 28 mph north-northwest breeze that, while cross-off, makes it a fight to even paddle out. The swell is 4ft with a 16-second period, but the energy is only 864 and the wind is brutal. Wednesday and Thursday the 2nd and 3rd are all fresh cross-shore breezes and messy chop.

Looking further out, the second week has serious size but a big warning. From Friday the 4th of September through to the 9th, the swell is consistently 8ft to 12ft, with energy readings in the thousands (3222, 3529, 3260, 4907, 5863). This is expert-only territory. The period is long, 14 to 17 seconds, meaning powerful, straight lines at a beach break. The wind is often cross or cross-on, creating lumpy, messy conditions. The morning of Saturday the 6th of September has an 12ft south-west swell and a glassy, light wind, and the wave comment even says tide and wind are favorable… but it’s too big for this break. This is a big-wave, expert-only, maybe kite-surfing setup if the wind turns. The morning of Wednesday the 9th of September looks interesting with a clean cross-off north wind and a 10ft swell, but again, that’s a lot of water.

There’s a gap of poor conditions from the 4th to the 9th, with only a couple of clean but massive windows. The best bet is without a doubt Monday the 31st of August for the cleanest, most manageable swell. The very end of the forecast, Friday the 11th of September, shows a 8ft south-west swell with a 17-second period and a clean north cross-off breeze, energy of 3143 – that’s another promising but very long-range possibility.

Rusty out.

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