Surf Forecasts:
Saint Annes surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with 1,168 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Saint Annes this week:
The surf forecast for Saint Annes over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Saint Annes in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 12s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Saint Annes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. The next couple of weeks at Saint Annes are looking pretty bleak, to be honest. There’s a lot of cross and cross-onshore wind keeping things messy, and the swell direction isn’t playing nice with this sheltered reef setup.
We’ve got a long, pretty grim run from Monday 13 July all the way through the week. Monday afternoon has a bit of swell – 3ft from the SSW with moderate energy (395), but with a cross-on breeze you’re just getting wind ripple. It’s basically flat and choppy. Tuesday and Wednesday don’t improve; the swell tries to climb to 8ft on Wednesday afternoon, but it’s a short-period 7 seconds windswell from the WNW, with a cross wind up to 15 mph. The water’s a bit colder than average at 57°, nothing to write home about.
The first real highlight – and it’s a small one – shows up on Wednesday 22 July. The afternoon turns glassy with a light wind, and you’ve got a clean 3ft from the SSW with a moderate 14-second period, and moderate energy (514). It’s the best on offer in the whole outlook, which tells you everything. The swells are small, but that glassy surface means it’ll be smooth and rideable. Crowds are possible at Saint Annes, so you might have company. The optimum swell for this break is from WNW, and this is coming from SSW, so the shape won’t be perfect, but in these conditions you take what you can get.
After that, Thursday 23 July has another glassy moment in the afternoon – 2ft from the SSW, 13-second period, low energy (365) – but it’s very ordinary. Then from Friday 24 July onward, the wind picks back up to cross or cross-on, and the surf turns to crap again, with short-period WNW windswell. The last week of July shows plenty of moderate swell energy (values up to 1221), but it’s all cross-shore chop and not worth paddling out for a reef break.
Bottom line: there’s a tiny window on Wednesday 22 July afternoon for a glassy, small-wave session. The rest of the 16-day run is a write-off for surf. The break doesn’t often stay this poor, so forecasts might shift.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 118 | 117 | 119 | 383 | 208 | 559 | 1097 | 499 | 969 | 935 | 243 | 235 | 221 | 366 | 291 | 284 | 358 | 358 | 264 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.21m | 11:18AM0.37m | 9:56PM1.17m | 12:00PM0.41m | 10:40PM1.08m | 12:42PM0.44m | 11:26PM0.93m | 1:27PM0.46m | 00:16AM0.74m | 2:14PM0.48m | 1:11AM0.52m | 3:04PM0.50m | 2:22AM0.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM-0.16m | 4:38AM-1.35m | 3:47PM-0.16m | 5:19AM-1.32m | 4:37PM-0.17m | 6:00AM-1.24m | 5:31PM-0.16m | 6:41AM-1.10m | 6:30PM-0.16m | 7:24AM-0.93m | 7:40PM-0.16m | 8:08AM-0.73m | 9:05PM-0.20m | 8:55AM-0.53m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 |
 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 253 | 79 | 62 | 119 | 203 | 64 | 95 | 547 | 159 | 88 | 424 | 181 | 165 | 161 | 88 | 291 | 284 | 358 | 358 | 264 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 118 | 117 | 111 | 194 | 108 | 32 | 161 | 128 | 142 | 175 | 243 | 235 | 221 | 366 | 260 | 107 | 161 | 184 | 154 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 66 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 27 | 203 | 130 | 74 | 137 | 295 | 44 | 89 | 191 | 186 | 169 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 105 | 383 | 208 | 559 | 1097 | 499 | 969 | 935 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 94 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 2 | 189 | 228 | 0 | 87 | 144 | 0 | 87 | 96 | 0 | 178 | 115 | 8 | 57 | 117 | 0 | 230 | 117 | 0 | 261 |
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