Surf Forecasts:
Saint Annes surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with 904 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Saint Annes in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 13s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Saint Annes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks.
It's a pretty quiet picture for Saint Annes I'm afraid. We're lookin' at a real dry spell with no proper surf on offer for the bulk of this outlook. The whole 16-day run is a tough one, with day after day of poor conditions and low scores. No standout days, no real stoke to get excited about.
For the first week, right from Wednesday the 2nd through to the end of that week, it's all poor surf. Tiny swell, mostly under 3ft, with a cross or cross-onshore breeze messin' up the face. The swell energy is mostly weak to moderate at best, like 233 for that Wednesday arvo, and even when it bumps up to around 986 on Friday the 4th morning, it's still accompanied by a gentle cross-onshore wind and a comment of “poor surf conditions.” There’s a solid long-period groundswell from the SSW on the Thursday around 19s, but the cross-onshore wind just chops it all up. Not worth paddlin' out.
Into the second week, from the 8th right through to the 17th, it's the same story. We finally get a hint of something a little less terrible on the 15th, with a 4ft groundswell from the SSW on a 13s period, but the wind is still cross-on or light and variable. We see a few “marginal” calls pop up, but that's the best it gets. The combined energy on the 15th is 479, still just moderate. Even the morning of the 16th with a cross wind and a bit of cleaner lookin' swell is only about a 2ft max in the summary, but the wind is a light cross-shore, keepin' it bumpy. It's a long, flat, and frustrated run.
So, there’s no highlight here. No best on offer. You’re better off savin' the gas and waitin' for a proper change in the pattern.
Stay tuned, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 319 | 248 | 299 | 777 | 717 | 659 | 904 | 499 | 589 | 428 | 334 | 334 | 309 | 45 | 65 | 112 | 81 | 213 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:37AM0.11m | 2:51PM0.77m | 5:18AM0.09m | 3:55PM0.79m | 6:42AM0.16m | 5:02PM0.81m | 7:41AM0.24m | 6:08PM0.84m | 8:26AM0.34m | 7:10PM0.87m | 9:04AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM-0.68m | 8:06AM-0.19m | 10:36PM-0.76m | 9:10AM-0.09m | 11:46PM-0.85m | 10:34AM-0.04m | 00:47AM-0.94m | 11:58AM-0.05m | 1:39AM-1.02m | 1:08PM-0.12m | 2:26AM-1.05m | 2:06PM-0.23m | 3:09AM-1.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 319 | 170 | 189 | 777 | 717 | 659 | 904 | 499 | 589 | 428 | 334 | 399 | 100 | 590 | 590 | 600 | 603 | 403 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 13 | WNW 6 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 119 | 248 | 299 | 145 | 178 | 65 | 77 | 135 | 115 | 247 | 297 | 334 | 417 | 45 | 57 | 58 | 32 | 213 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | NW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 14 |
| kJ | 129 | 82 | 113 | 154 | 49 | 91 | 26 | 92 | 112 | 57 | 43 | 30 | 26 | 309 | 21 | 15 | 50 | 81 | 80 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 72 | 10 | 34 | — | — | 409 | 131 | — | 204 | 44 | 22 | 83 | — | — | 65 | 112 | 67 | 45 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 0 | 96 | 144 | 0 | 230 | 425 | 0 | 261 | 117 | 0 | 117 | 117 | 0 | 85 | 96 | 0 | 20 | 144 | 2 |
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