Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up, the outlook for Saint Annes is a bit of a mixed bag, and honestly, it's not looking great for a proper paddle session. The pattern starts with a bit of moderate energy, but the conditions are all over the place. We're looking at a long stretch of fairly weak to moderate energy, with most days being a write-off due to wind or tide.

The first real chance to get wet is on Friday, July 10th in the afternoon. The swell is a modest 5ft from the WNW, but the wind is a cross-on from the west at 6 mph. It's not clean, and the wave comment says "marginal surf forecast". The combined energy is moderate, sitting at 1047. The water temp is a bit chilly at 57°F, which is 3°F colder than usual for this time of year, so you'll want a good wetsuit.

The only standout window in the entire 16 days is a tiny one on Monday, July 13th in the afternoon. The swell drops to 3ft from the SSW, but the wind goes glassy. That's right, glassy. For a few hours, the conditions will be clean. The swell period is a long 13 seconds, which is a groundswell, and at a sheltered reef break like Saint Annes, that could actually line up nicely. The energy is moderate at 450, but those waves will have some shape. This is your best bet, but it's a fleeting moment.

Other than that, the rest of the fortnight is a write-off. There's a pulse of bigger swell coming through on the 15th and 16th of July, with heights hitting 8ft from the WNW, but the wind is all over the shop – cross, cross-on, and strong. The period is only 7-9 seconds, which is short period windswell, and the energy gets up to a strong 1442 on the 16th morning. But with strong cross-onshore winds, it's going to be a messy, choppy mess. The 8ft swell is really only for experts, and even then, it's not a pretty picture.

After that, we drop back into a long, boring stretch of tiny, weak swells (1ft to 3ft) with poor wind from the 17th of July all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 25th. The energy is regularly under 500, and the wave comments are all "poor surf conditions". This area is known for going quiet, and this is one of those blank runs. It's a bit of a bummer, but it's how it goes sometimes. The glassy window on Monday afternoon is the only thing to get excited about, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's a quiet session.

Rusty.

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