Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I've got the lowdown for Banna Strand over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a bit of a slow start, so you can put your feet up for a few days. The first sessions worth paddling out for don't kick in until the morning of Monday the 24th.

For the first few days, from this Thursday right through the weekend, we're looking at tiny, weak dribble. The swell is just not there, and what little there is has a crummy cross-shore wind on it. The combined energy is pitiful, often under 55, so it's a total flat spell. The 22nd (Saturday morning) has a clean look with an ENE cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 1ft from the WSW. It's clean but for a log or a SU... not for a real surf.

Now, it starts to wake up on Monday the 24th. Monday morning is our first real highlight. We get a 4ft NW swell rolling in with an 11-second period, giving it some proper energy (405). What really sells it is the ESE offshore breeze at 9 mph, keeping it glassy and clean. That's the best session of the whole run. It’s a sandbar, it's consistent and exposed to the west, so that NW swell will wrap in nicely. The water temp is sitting at 64°, about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’re alright in a spring suit. Tuesday the 25th morning is also a good shout with offshore ESE winds and a 3ft W swell, but it's smaller and less powerful.

The next real standout could be the morning of Wednesday the 26th. Another clean session, with a 4ft W swell at a 10-second period and a light SSE breeze. That’s a solid 272 combined energy and good conditions. It's a little later in the week, but it's on the radar.

After that, things get a bit messy. We get some bigger swell hitting late in the second week—like 8ft on Friday the 28th afternoon, and even 10ft on Saturday the 29th morning (a massive 1331 combined energy). But the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore from the NW and WNW, totally blowing it out. That much swell with a strong onshore wind at a beach break? That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-friendly surf. Unless you're an expert looking for a beating, I'd sit those out.

Looking way out to the 30th (Sunday morning), we get another glimmer. A clean 4ft NW swell with a gentle offshore from the ENE. Good energy (212), and much better wind. But that's a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it but don't book your flights just yet.

For the very end of the run, around September 3rd and 4th, the swell gets big again—7ft and even 8ft with a very long 12-second period on the 4th afternoon. The combined energy on that one is a whopper at 2229. But the wind is onshore from the west, making the conditions poor. That long period groundswell (over 11 seconds) wants a reef or a point, not a wind-blown beach. Not a great call for Banna.

So, to sum it up: the only true standout is the Monday 24th morning. Clean, offshore, and a decent 4ft NW swell. Wednesday 26th morning is the backup.

Rusty, signing off.

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