Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Saint Annes. I gotta be straight with you – this isn't looking like the kind of run that gets the stoke levels high. We're looking at a pretty bleak 16-day window, with a massive gap of nothing worthwhile at the start.

The first sniff of anything that even *mentions* a surfable wave is on the morning of Sunday, the 9th of August, but even then, it's a mess. The water temp is sitting at 62°F, which is basically bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

But here's the deal: the whole period is plagued by poor surf conditions. The swell is small, mostly under 3ft, and the direction is all over the shop – mainly from the SSW, which is a long way off the optimum WNW for this sheltered reef break. The combined energy readings are all over the place, with some moderate numbers like 313 (weak) and 459 (moderate), but none of it translates to a proper wave. The wind is consistently on or cross-on, never truly offshore, which means the surface is going to be bumpy and messy.

Even the afternoons, which sometimes offer a glimmer of hope, are just "marginal" at best. The swell is there, but the quality is not. The period is long, over 15 seconds, suggesting a groundswell, but at a beach or reef break like this, that long period with a poor wind angle just makes things fat and closey.

The only time the swell actually gets above 3ft is around the 15th of August, hitting 4ft, and the energy climbs to 793 (moderate), but it's still a SSW swell with cross-on wind. The same story repeats itself right through to the 23rd of August. There's a brief spike of 7ft on the 18th of August, but it's a short-period windswell (7 seconds) and the wind is cross, so it's just a messy, choppy wall of water. Not one for the paddle. If you're into kite surfing, that afternoon might have some grunt, but for a surfboard, it's a no-go.

Honestly, there's no standout session here. Not a single one. It's a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions. The forecast is reliable for the near term, and it's just not good news. Sometimes it's like this – the area goes quiet, and we just have to wait for the next system to line up. Don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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