Surf Forecasts:
Anzacs surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 4,281 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 14s period. 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 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anzacs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table.
First off, it's been a bit of a rough start with a nor'westerly breeze and rain showers messing things up today, Saturday the 22nd of August. That 8ft SW groundswell has some serious grunt – combined energy of 3204 – but with that wind tearing across, it’s not worth paddling out. Clean conditions are the name of the game, and we're not getting them yet.
The real story starts to turn the corner on Sunday the 23rd. The swell drops to a still-chunky 6ft from the SW, but the wind goes light cross-offshore from the NNW in the morning. The real magic, though, is the afternoon: glassy conditions with a 3 mph SSW breeze. That's the standout session of the first week – clean, lined-up 6ft SW groundswell with a 15-second period. For an experienced surfer, Anzacs (United States) will be absolute perfection.
Monday the 24th offers smaller but cleaner surf, around 4-4ft, and the Tuesday morning the 25th gets a very good call with 4ft and light ESE winds. After that, the end of the week gets messy again. Thursday the 27th shows some glassy potential in the afternoon with a small 3ft swell, but it's not the main event.
Now, for the long-range promise. Hold onto your board, because we've got a big pulse of energy forecast for Saturday the 5th of September, with a 7ft SW groundswell building. The real monster is Sunday the 6th of September – a massive 12ft SW groundswell with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is a staggering 7011. The winds look light and clean in the morning. That said, at 12ft, this is strictly for the experts. That wave will be a freight train. For anyone else, it's a day to sit on the beach and watch. At that size, and with the swell filling in, the week before looks like the real sweet spot. I'd be on the water Sunday the 23rd and Tuesday the 25th.
Old Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3204 | 2863 | 2247 | 1107 | 1456 | 1140 | 581 | 434 | 411 | 552 | 480 | 825 | 650 | 437 | 163 | 161 | 265 | 1183 | 2339 | 1671 | 1068 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.94m | 6:59AM1.84m | 6:22PM1.84m | 7:52AM1.75m | 7:03PM1.74m | 8:56AM1.70m | 7:58PM1.66m | 10:08AM1.71m | 9:13PM1.60m | 11:14AM1.76m | 10:37PM1.61m | 12:07PM1.85m | 11:49PM1.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.88m | 00:23AM0.40m | 12:38PM0.99m | 1:06AM0.48m | 1:26PM1.09m | 1:57AM0.56m | 2:31PM1.17m | 2:59AM0.62m | 3:54PM1.18m | 4:08AM0.63m | 5:13PM1.10m | 5:14AM0.62m | 6:12PM0.96m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 2247 | 1107 | 1456 | 1140 | 581 | 434 | 411 | 552 | 480 | 825 | 650 | 437 | 163 | 161 | 265 | 1183 | 2339 | 1671 | 1068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 22 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 505 | 53 | — | — | 15 | 51 | 51 | 216 | — | — | — | 163 | 76 | 168 | 386 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SW 22 | SW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 4 | 233 | 97 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3204 | 2863 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 77 |
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