Surf Forecasts:
Saint Annes surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period, SW swell with 898 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 1.4m and 6s is also forecast. 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 1.0m 21s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 13s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Saint Annes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this is a tough outlook for Saint Annes. The whole 16-day window is a struggle for proper surf. There’s no real standout, and a lot of the time you’ll be staring at flat, choppy, or straight-up messy conditions. The first few days are a write-off, with a big gap of poor to no recommendations from the 18th of July right through until the 26th of July. That’s over a week of grim news.
The swell is tiny, mostly around 3ft to 3ft, with a long period groundswell that’s best for a reef like Saint Annes, but the wind is almost always cross or cross-onshore, keeping it bumpy. The water here is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 59°F when you first look at it—about 3°F cooler than average, so you’ll want a decent wetsuit.
Things start to lift slightly from the 27th of July. The swell climbs to 4ft from the SSW, with a period around 18–19 seconds, and the combined energy gets into the moderate-to-strong range (between 1350 and 1547). The wind is still mostly cross or light cross-onshore, but it’s cleaner than the earlier days. These are marginal, don’t get me wrong—just barely surfable, and you’ll be fighting a bit of cross-chop. The best of a bad bunch is the morning of the 29th of July, with a 4ft SSW swell, 16-second period, light onshore wind, and combined energy of 1078. It’s still only a 2 out of 10, but it’s the most consistent and has the best chance of a half-decent wave.
The 30th of July drops off again, with a brief moment on the afternoon of the 31st of July when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is tiny at 2ft from the SSW. It’s surfable, but barely. The 1st of August is a flat, windy mess. The 2nd of August sees a slight bump back to 4ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and the whole thing is poor.
Honestly, if you’re desperate and the tides line up, the 27th through 29th of July offer the best shots. But there’s no day to get excited about. This is a reef that needs a good swell from the WNW to really fire, and it’s just not coming. Keep your eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 284 | 358 | 358 | 264 | 310 | 358 | 295 | 329 | 422 | 445 | 405 | 389 | 389 | 294 | 204 | 251 | 661 | 444 | 664 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:14PM0.48m | 1:11AM0.52m | 3:04PM0.50m | 2:22AM0.29m | 3:55PM0.54m | 4:05AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.59m | 6:07AM0.05m | 5:32PM0.65m | 7:48AM0.09m | 6:15PM0.72m | 9:00AM0.14m | 6:53PM0.80m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM-0.16m | 8:08AM-0.73m | 9:05PM-0.20m | 8:55AM-0.53m | 10:38PM-0.31m | 9:46AM-0.34m | 00:02AM-0.47m | 10:42AM-0.18m | 1:07AM-0.66m | 11:38AM-0.06m | 1:58AM-0.83m | 12:28PM0.02m | 2:40AM-0.96m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 24 | S 12 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 291 | 71 | 53 | 358 | 177 | 171 | 264 | 146 | 329 | 422 | 445 | 405 | 389 | 77 | 294 | 204 | 132 | 661 | 236 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 260 | 284 | 358 | 219 | 101 | 310 | 358 | 295 | 98 | 189 | 36 | 55 | 32 | 389 | 51 | 56 | 198 | 151 | 444 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | S 13 | S 12 | S 17 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 25 | 124 | 191 | 186 | 264 | 64 | 118 | 154 | 149 | 58 | 90 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 171 | 55 | 112 | 140 | 664 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 112 | 106 | 45 | — | — | 13 | 115 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 23 | 52 | 139 | 37 | 115 | 251 | 96 | 118 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 2 | 230 | 117 | 2 | 85 | 144 | 0 | 117 | 144 | 0 | 228 | 144 | 0 | 117 | 144 | 0 | 189 | 96 | 0 |
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