Surf Forecasts:
Saint Annes surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,376 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.7m and 8s. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 15s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Saint Annes over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what we’ve got coming up at Saint Annes. I’ll be straight with you – this isn’t the most inspiring forecast I’ve seen. The setup is a sheltered reef break that needs a specific WNW swell direction to really light up, and we just aren’t seeing that magic combination for most of the run.
The outlook starts on Friday the 10th of July. The morning offers a tiny, long-period 1ft SSW groundswell (688 combined energy). It's small and the cross-onshore breeze is not ideal, but the 16-second period gives it a bit of push. The forecast is calling it marginal – you might find a sneaky one, but you’ll be working for it. We then hit a pretty rough patch for a solid week. From Saturday the 11th right through to Thursday the 16th, it’s mostly small, messy, or poor. Afternoons on the 14th and 15th get a touch bigger, up to 6ft, but with a short period and a brisk cross-shore, it’s blown-out and choppy – honestly, that looks more like a kiteboarder's session than a paddle surfer's.
There’s one real standout in the whole run. On Thursday morning, the 16th of July, we finally see some pulse. The swell jumps to a solid 8ft from the NW (1696 combined energy) which is right in that optimum WNW window for this reef. It's a 9-second period, so it's a decent swell with moderate energy. The wind is light WSW, making it a clean cross-onshore. Now, at 8ft this is expert territory – it’s going to be a solid, heavy wave. That morning window is the one to circle on your calendar.
After that big day, the energy drops again. Friday the 17th still has some size – 6ft morning (1117 combined energy) – but the wind turns a bit more onshore. From Saturday the 18th onward, we dip back down into a long run of small, sub-3ft swells with light, but cross-off or onshore breezes. It’s a flat to marginal stretch that lasts right until the end of the outlook on the 25th. The water is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
In short: the best call here is the morning of Thursday the 16th for experienced surfers who can handle a solid reef wave. Everything else is either small, sloppy, or waiting for a better day.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 382 | 400 | 402 | 339 | 353 | 277 | 297 | 297 | 173 | 253 | 253 | 173 | 268 | 209 | 748 | 327 | 653 | 1151 | 945 | 601 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14AM0.11m | 7:00PM1.01m | 9:08AM0.19m | 7:45PM1.12m | 9:54AM0.26m | 8:29PM1.19m | 10:36AM0.33m | 9:12PM1.21m | 11:18AM0.37m | 9:56PM1.17m | 12:00PM0.41m | 10:40PM1.08m | 12:42PM0.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM-0.86m | 12:21PM-0.18m | 2:34AM-1.05m | 1:17PM-0.16m | 3:17AM-1.21m | 2:08PM-0.15m | 3:58AM-1.31m | 2:58PM-0.16m | 4:38AM-1.35m | 3:47PM-0.16m | 5:19AM-1.32m | 4:37PM-0.17m | 6:00AM-1.24m | 5:31PM-0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | 8:19 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 488 | 306 | 344 | 402 | 138 | 100 | 95 | 135 | 145 | 172 | 165 | 141 | 173 | 161 | 115 | 364 | 108 | 95 | 583 | 500 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 475 | 382 | 9 | 334 | 339 | 353 | 277 | 297 | 297 | 173 | 253 | 253 | 114 | 117 | 111 | 194 | 35 | 32 | 161 | 124 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | W 19 | S 18 | W 18 | S 14 | W 17 | SW 19 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 7 | 55 | 24 | 96 | 50 | 59 | 78 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 21 | 35 | 48 | 127 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 209 | 748 | 327 | 653 | 1151 | 945 | 601 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 85 | 228 | 0 | 56 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 0 | 26 | 117 | 0 | 117 | 108 | 0 | 96 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 117 |
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