Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the table for Banna Strand over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be honest, it’s a pretty quiet stretch for the most part. We’ve got a big stretch of flat and blown-out junk before anything worth a paddle.

The first ten days or so are a real grind. From Friday the 31st right through to Sunday the 9th of August, it’s mostly small, messy, or just plain awful. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sittin’ around 64°F, which is nice for a swim, but the surf quality is terrible. The combined swell energy is weak, bouncing between 10 and 144 (that’s low to moderate), with short periods of 6 to 11 seconds, so there’s no power.

Sunday the 2nd of August teases ya – the wind goes glassy off the ESE in the morning, but the swell is a puny 1 foot, and the energy is a pathetic 19. The afternoon gets a little bump to 3 feet from the WSW, but it’s still ordinary. For the rest of that first week, it’s a mix of cross-on breezes and clean but tiny dribble. The waves are just too small and weak to bother.

Finally, on Monday the 10th of August, we get a little light. The morning session is the only real standout. The swell bumps up to 4 feet from the NW, with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy hits 235 (moderate). The wind is SSE at 9 mph, so it’s clean and cross-off, giving you some shape. This is the only time in the whole outlook where the conditions are labelled “good surf conditions.” The water temp has dropped a bit, but the wind’s clean, and the waves will have some push. But it’s a short window – the afternoon turns messy with cross-shore wind.

After that, we’re back to mediocrity. The rest of the second week is a mix of small, onshore, or choppy junk. The swell gets a little bigger on Saturday the 15th of August, with 5 feet from the WNW and energy up to 252, but the wind is cross-on from the SSW, so it’ll be a messy, choppy mess. Not one for the log, and definitely a kite-surfing setup if you’re into that.

So, bottom line: if you’ve got a window, the only real shot is Monday morning, the 10th of August. It’s clean, has some size, and the energy is there. The rest of the run is a write-off or a gamble on a tiny clean wave. Hang tight, the ocean might give us a surprise. Rusty.

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