Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Banna Strand has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I’ll be honest with you – it’s a bit of a slow burn. The first week is pretty grim, with hardly anything worth paddling out for. We’ve got a long dry spell from now until about the 20th of August where the surf is either tiny, onshore, or just plain messy.

The real action, the standout window, is looking like it’ll hit us around the morning of Thursday, the 21st of August. That’s your best bet by a long shot.

So, starting off, from Sunday the 9th through the middle of the week, we’re looking at weak, short-period swell from the W and WNW. The energy is pathetic – we’re talking readings in the low hundreds and even dropping to single digits. The wind is mostly junk, coming onshore or cross-shore, making a mess of things. There’s a brief moment on Monday morning the 10th with a light offshore breeze from the ESE and a clean 3ft wave, but the swell is weak and short period (8 seconds). It’s surfable but very ordinary. You’d be scratching for something decent.

The next week doesn't get much better. We see some slightly bigger pulses of swell building, especially from the 18th into the 19th, with heights pushing 5ft to 6ft and combined energy climbing into the 200s and 300s. The problem? The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, keeping the quality poor. It’s all marginal at best. That morning of the 19th sees 6ft from the NW with a short 7-second period, and onshore wind – that’s going to be a washing machine.

Now, hold onto your board. Thursday morning, the 21st of August is the standout. We’ve got a 6ft groundswell rolling in from the NW, with a solid 9-second period, and the combined energy is a meaty 500 (moderate wave energy). But the best part? The wind is a clean, offshore breeze from the E at only 6 mph. That means clean, lined-up waves. This is a proper session for the experienced crew. The swell direction (NW) is a touch off the optimum W, but with that offshore wind, it’s going to be quality. The water temperature is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so a spring suit will be fine.

After that, it drops off again quickly. By Friday afternoon the 21st, the swell collapses back to 2ft, and we’re back to small, weak conditions for the rest of the forecast period.

To sum it up: you’ve got one solid window. Don’t waste your energy on the rest. Set your alarm for that Thursday the 21st.

Rusty.

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