Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've been staring at the charts for your local patch. Honestly, it's a bit of a tough stretch ahead. We've got a solid 16-day window, but the first week and a half is looking pretty grim for decent paddle waves. There's a long gap of poor conditions from now until the first hint of something worthwhile.

Let's start with the only real glimmer of hope. The standout session is looking like Friday, 4th September, in the morning. Saint Annes is a sheltered reef, and it's going to be glassy – dead calm, with a light breeze from the southeast. That's as clean as it gets. We'll see a 3 ft swell rolling in from the SSW with a long period of 17 seconds, giving it proper groundswell energy (combined energy of 935). The optimum direction for this break is WNW, so this SSW swell is a bit off-angle, but the glassy conditions and long-period energy will make it rideable. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

Before that, there's very little to get excited about. The Wednesday morning (26th August) has a small 2 ft SSW swell, but it's cross-shore and a bit chopped. After that, most sessions are plagued by poor conditions, with small swells and messy winds. There's a brief window on Thursday morning (27th August) with a 6 ft WNW swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds, which means it'll be weak and crumbly. The wind is cross-shore, so it's not great.

The real standout, besides the 4th, is Saturday, 5th September, in the morning. Again, glassy conditions with a light breeze from the SSW. We'll have a 4 ft SSW swell with a 16-second period (combined energy of 702). It's a bit small, but clean and lined up. The afternoon will see the wind turn cross-shore and spoil it.

Looking further out, the 7th of September afternoon has a punchy 7 ft WNW swell, but it's a short-period 7 seconds, which is junk. It'll be a messy, choppy mess and really only for the brave (or expert). The 8th and 9th have some decent energy (combined energy over 600) but the winds are all cross-shore, keeping it lumpy. For a sheltered reef like Saint Annes, you need that offshore or glassy wind to make it work.

So, the call is simple: hold out for the morning of Friday, 4th September, and maybe the morning of Saturday, 5th September. Those are your best shots. The rest of the run is a write-off. Don't get your hopes up for anything else.

Rusty.

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