Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright everyone, Rusty here with a look at the coming weeks for Banna Strand. Let’s be honest, the next few days are a bit of a write-off for proper surfing. We’ve got a bit of swell, but the wind is just not playing ball for most of the week, mixing in some onshore and cross-shore chop that’s making a mess of things. There’s a long gap from now until we see anything decent. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t come until the 10th of August, and even then, it’s tiny.

The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might get away with a thinner wetsuit on the days it’s clean.

Let’s break it down. The whole first week is a write-off. From Friday the 7th right through the weekend, the onshore and cross-shore winds are just ruining what little swell is there. The 10th of August Monday morning is the first half-decent window. The wind goes glassy, but the swell is weak at 3ft from the W with a short period, and the wave energy is low (80). It’s surfable, but pretty ordinary. Tuesday morning on the 11th is clean but tiny at 1ft, so not worth getting excited about.

We then hit another dry spell until the 12th of August, Wednesday morning. Clean conditions with a light cross-offshore wind, and a 3ft WSW swell (151 energy). It’s surfable, but again, very ordinary.

The next real standout doesn’t show up until the 16th of August, Sunday morning. This is the one to circle on the calendar. We are looking at clean, glassy conditions with a solid 6ft W swell and a 10-second period. The combined swell energy is moderate (612). This is easily the best swell of the forecast period, and with the glassy wind, it’s going to be clean. It’s a bit of a wait, but it’s promising. Just be aware this is a sandbar, so it can be a bit fickle.

Then on the 19th of August, Wednesday morning, we get another cracker. Clean conditions again with a cross-offshore breeze from the NE, and a solid 6ft W swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds. The energy is strong (510). This one has some punch, but that short period might make it a bit shut-down-y at times.

Finally, the 20th of August, Thursday morning, is another glassy morning with a 6ft W swell and a 9-second period (514 energy). Another good window.

The 21st of August, Friday morning, rounds things out with a clean 5ft W swell. It’s good, but not a standout.

So, to sum it up: the first nine days are a frustrating mix of onshore winds and small waves. The two true standouts, if you can wait, are the 16th of August Sunday morning with that glassy 6ft swell, and the 19th of August Wednesday morning with the clean 6ft surf. The 20th is also a very good option. It’s a long wait, but it looks like it’ll be worth it.

Rusty.

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