Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for Banna Strand. It’s a bit of a bleak start, so don’t go rushing to wax up just yet. We’ve got a stretch of poor surf ahead before things finally start to show some life towards the back half of the window.

The opening days are a total write-off. There’s barely a wave to be had through the 2nd and 3rd, with tiny, weak stuff and unhelpful winds. It’s flat and frustrated. We then hit a proper wall of nothing from the 4th through the 6th, just dribbles and onshores. The 7th brings a jump in size, but it’s messy, with a moderate onshore wind chopping it up. There is some energy, but the wind kills it, and it's not worth your time. The 8th and 9th are a little better size-wise, but still not clean, and the 10th drops right back off. So essentially, we’re looking at a solid week or more of nothing. Bank on a full 8-day blank stretch from the 3rd through the 10th before anything even sniffs like a surfable wave.

The first sign of life shows on the morning of Monday, the 11th. The wind swings offshore with a light breeze, and we get a clean 3ft of west-southwest swell, with a period of 11 seconds. That's a little pulse of groundswell with some energy behind it. It’s not big, but it will be the cleanest, most organised surf we’ve seen. The afternoon goes cross-shore and drops the score, so make the most of that morning session.

Then we go through another small, average spell until we hit Friday, the 14th. The morning looks like the pick. The swell pushes up to 6ft out of the west, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze, making for clean conditions. The energy is solid too. This looks like proper waves and should be the standout of the week.

And if you can stretch it to the weekend, Saturday the 15th morning is looking like a gem. The swell holds around 6ft, but the wind is forecast to be glassy. Absolute silence. That's a special thing to see on a forecast. This is the one to circle. It’s not huge, but clean, lined-up, and rippable. Saturday arvo and Sunday start to get a bit of cross-onshore wind, so the morning is definitely the call.

Looking into the week after, the second week of the window sees a push in size. We’re looking at waves in the 7 to 8ft range from the 16th and 17th. This is getting more powerful, but the wind isn't as favourable, mostly onshore or cross. It’ll be bigger, but messier. For the experienced crew, there might be some fun to be had on the sandbar, but for most, the smaller, glassy waves on the 14th and 15th will be the safer bet.

Water temp is 63°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you can probably get away with a thinner suit if you run hot.

Rusty out.

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