Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Banna Strand. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. We’ve got a fair bit of swell coming through, but the wind is going to be the main story for a lot of this period. The water is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a nice little bonus.

We start off with a bit of a wait. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are a write-off – big, windy, and messy. Friday sees a massive 13ft swell from the WNW with a 12-second period, that's some serious energy (4742 combined energy), but it’s all onshore, so it’s just a washing machine. Not worth getting wet for.

Saturday the 5th is where things start to get interesting. The morning is the pick of the early period. We’ve got a solid 7ft WNW swell, a 10-second period, and the wind is a clean cross-off from the SSE. That’s a light breeze, so the waves will be clean. The combined energy is 1040, so there’s a decent amount of push. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The afternoon drops off a bit in size and the wind picks up, so get on it early.

Sunday the 6th is a step down. The morning has a small 3ft swell, and the afternoon gets a bit lumpy with a cross-shore breeze on a 6ft WSW swell. Not great.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are back to poor conditions. Strong onshore winds and big, lumpy swell. Tuesday has a 10ft WNW swell, but it’s onshore and ugly. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, it’s not good.

Wednesday the 9th is a glimmer. The morning looks promising with a 7ft NW swell, 11-second period, and clean cross-off winds from the S. The combined energy is 945, and it’s expected to be very good surf. The afternoon is a dud, though.

After that, we have a run of poor to marginal days until we get to the real standout. Friday the 11th afternoon has a big 10ft WNW swell, but the wind is onshore and the forecast says it’s too big for this break. Saturday the 12th is the same story in the morning – a massive 12ft NW swell with a 13-second period, very long period groundswell, but it’s too big. However, the afternoon on Saturday the 12th is a different story. The wind drops to a light cross-off from the SSE, the swell drops to a still-chunky 8ft from the WNW with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is 2116. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. That’s the one to circle.

Then there’s another gap of poor conditions. The last real highlight is Tuesday the 15th morning. The wind goes glassy, dead calm from the S, with a clean 6ft WNW swell and a 10-second period. The combined energy is 610. That’s going to be perfect, clean waves. A real gem.

So, the standout sessions are the mornings of Saturday the 5th and Tuesday the 15th, and the afternoon of Saturday the 12th for the experienced crew. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a write-off due to wind or swell being too big.

Rusty.

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