Banna Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at the Banna Strand forecast for the next couple of weeks.

The first few days are a bit of a write-off, to be honest. We’ve got onshore winds and barely a bump of swell. Wednesday and Thursday are flat, with just a weak, short-period windswell and poor conditions. You’re not missing anything.

The weekend brings a slight pulse of energy, but it’s nothing to get too excited about. Friday morning is clean enough with a light offshore, but the swell is tiny at 2ft. The afternoon sees a jump in size to 5ft, and the energy ticks up to a moderate 458, but the wind goes cross-shore and the conditions are only marginal. Saturday is similar, with about 4ft of swell, but the wind is a bit messy.

Sunday the 9th sees the swell really start to fill in, with 7ft of west-northwest swell in the morning. The energy is strong, hitting 1012, but the wind is cross-onshore, which will put a bit of chop on it. It’s still only scoring as marginal. Monday and Tuesday are a bit of a letdown, with the swell dropping back and the conditions not improving much.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Wednesday the 12th is worth circling. The morning is looking clean with a light south-southeast cross-offshore breeze and a solid 4ft of swell from the west-southwest. The energy is moderate at 235, and the forecast says to expect good surf. That’s the pick of this first stretch.

Then, Thursday the 13th. The morning is glassy. Absolutely flat calm wind, and we’ve got 5ft of west swell with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is solid at 361. This is a proper standout. Clean, glassy waves at Banna Strand – that’s what it’s all about. Friday the 14th is also looking great, with a calm morning and 4ft of northwest swell, also glassy. Two mornings in a row of clean, rideable waves.

After that, it gets messy again for a few days. The weekend and start of next week are poor, with increasing onshore winds and dropping swell. The 18th sees a big lump of swell, with 12ft forecast, but with strong onshore winds, that’s going to be a close-out mess. That’s one for the experts only, and even then, it won't be pretty.

But hang on, we’ve got one more standout to finish the window. The morning of Wednesday the 19th is looking glassy again, with 5ft of west swell and moderate energy. The afternoon builds to 6ft with even more energy (465) and remains glassy. That’s a great way to end the forecast period. It’s a bit further out, so treat it as promising but not set in stone, but it has all the makings of a classic.

So, keep your eyes on the 13th and 14th mornings, and then again on the 19th. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so a spring suit will be fine.

Rusty

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