Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Banna Strand over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, mate, the opening stretch is a bit of a slow burn. There’s no real surf to get excited about for the first few days. We’re looking at a bit of a gap to start – the first mention of anything ridable comes Monday morning, August 10th. Until then, Sunday the 9th is all cross-on wind and flat, poor conditions. Not worth paddling out for.

So, Monday morning the 10th – we get a bit of a pulse. Swell around 3ft from the west, period at 8 seconds. That’s ordinary, everyday stuff. Wind is light and cross-offshore from the ESE though, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy is weak (80). It’s surfable, but only just. Tuesday the 11th drops right off again – tiny 1ft. Not much happening.

Wednesday the 12th morning is the first real sniff of something better. Swell picks to 3ft from the WSW, period 9 seconds, and cross-offshore light breeze from the SSE – conditions will be clean. Combined energy bumps to 158 (moderate). Still just ordinary, but you could get a few fun ones if you’re keen.

Thursday the 13th morning has a bit more size – 4ft from the west, 10-second period – feels like a decent groundswell pulse. The combined energy is a solid 284 (moderate), but the wind is light cross-on from the WSW, so there’ll be just a few ripples on the face. Might be worth a session if you’re not too picky.

After that, it’s mostly downhill again. Friday the 14th is back to small. Saturday the 15th has a 3ft swell from the WNW but with a short 7-second period – weak energy (114) and cross-off wind from the NNE though, so it’ll be clean, but the waves will be weak and fat.

The one standout in the whole run is Tuesday, August 18th afternoon. Swell jumps to 5ft from the WNW, 9-second period, and combined energy hits 301 (moderate to strong). That’s the biggest, most energetic swell in the whole outlook. But here’s the rub: the wind is cross-on from the SSW, so it’ll be a bit choppy. For Banna, a beach setup with that much size and cross-on wind – honestly, it might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The water is a touch warmer than normal too, about 3°F above average for this time of year.

There’s another pulse on Friday August 21st morning – 4ft from the NW, 9-second period, combined energy 236, but wind is onshore from the west. Ugly.

Saturday August 22nd morning has a half-decent look – 4ft from the NW, 9-second period, 235 energy, and cross-shore wind from the south – but it’s marginal at best.

Bottom line: if you’re desperate, the cleanest windows are Monday 10th morning, Wednesday 12th morning, and Saturday 15th morning, but the waves are small and average. The biggest swell comes Tuesday 18th afternoon, but the wind spoils it. There are no real standouts here; it’s a flat run with a few barely-surfable days. For this area, a blank spell like that is pretty normal, so don’t lose hope – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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