Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's take a look at what's on the table for Saint Annes over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook is a bit grim. We've got a solid 16-day window, but the first week and a half is pretty much a write-off. There's a big gap from the start with no real surf on offer until the very end.

Kicking off on Saturday the 1st of August, we've got some swell but it's a messy picture. The swell is from the WNW at 6ft, but with a short period of 8 seconds and a cross-on wind, it's just poor. The combined energy is moderate (635), but it's not doing us any favours. This pattern of poor surf conditions and cross-onshore winds just sticks around day after day. The water is sitting at 59° which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year.

We get a few mornings, like Monday the 3rd and Saturday the 8th, where the wind is actually offshore, but the waves are still marginal or the tide is a problem. The swell stays small, between 2ft and 3ft for most of that time, with energy dropping off (184 to 277). It's a real struggle.

The best we see in the whole period is right at the tail end. On Sunday the 16th of August, in the afternoon, things finally line up. The swell is from the SSW at 3ft with a period of 14 seconds, which is a nice long-period groundswell. The combined energy is strong (657). But the real kicker is the wind: it's glassy. That's a major positive, meaning it'll be clean. The setup is a reef, so that long period will wrap in nicely.

So, the only standout here is Saint Annes on the afternoon of Sunday the 16th. It's a reef break, rated for advanced surfers, and it's fairly consistent. The glassy wind and solid 14-second period will make for some clean, shapely waves. It's not a big day size-wise, but the quality will be there. Keep in mind, however, that crowds are often an issue here.

The rest of the window is a dud.

Rusty.

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