Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Saint Annes. This is a sheltered reef break, and it’s a pretty advanced wave, so keep that in mind. The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is about normal for this time of year – nothing to get excited about on that front.

Honestly, the outlook is a bit of a flat spell for the most part. We’ve got a long stretch of days with very minimal, poor surf. From Tuesday the 8th right through to the middle of the month, the energy is either weak or the wind is just messing things up. The first few days are seeing tiny, long-period swells, with the combined energy starting at 124 and climbing a bit, but the waves are just too small and the conditions are too crossed up to get excited about. It’s a real bummer.

The first real chance of something rideable pops up around Tuesday the 15th of September. The morning shows a bit of a pulse with 7ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is cross-onshore. The combined energy jumps to 1066, so there’s some grunt in the water, but the quality is still only marginal. It’s not the clean, groomed stuff we want.

The standout for the whole period, if you can call it that, is looking like the morning of Friday the 18th of September. We’ve got a 7ft swell from the WNW again, but the wind is a light cross-shore, and the combined energy is 634. The period is a very short 6 seconds though, so it’s going to be a bit of a bumpy, weak wave close together. It’s the best on offer, but it’s a far cry from perfection. For the rest of the second week, it’s a mix of tiny, cross-shore junk. There’s a few sessions with 3ft and 16-second period swells, but the wind is often just enough to chop it up. It’s a waiting game, and honestly, this setup might be more interesting for the kite crew than anyone trying to paddle into a clean reef slab.

Signing off for now.

Rusty.

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