Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what Saint Annes has in store for the next couple weeks. I gotta tell ya, it's a rough ride. This is a sheltered reef that likes a clean west-northwest swell, but the wind and waves just aren't playing ball for most of this forecast.

Right from the start on Tuesday morning, there's plenty of energy in the water – it's strong with a reading of 1062. But the west-northwest wind is blowing at 20 km/h, hitting us cross-on, and it's chopping the surface up. The wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions. This same theme continues for days. The swell hangs around but the wind stays cross or cross-on, making a mess of things.

The water's at 15°, which is about average for this time of year.

We get a small window on Friday morning, July 10th. The swell drops to 0.9m from the south-southwest with a nice long period of 16 seconds. That long period means it'll have some real push for its size. The wind is light at 10 km/h from the west-southwest, still cross-on, but it's only making small ripples. It’s a marginal call, not good surf, but it's the best looking morning of the first week.

Saturday morning, July 11th, is worth a mention too. The swell is the same at 0.9m from the south-southwest with a 15-second period, but finally we get a light offshore wind from the south-southwest at 10 km/h. The faces could be clean, but it's still marked as marginal, so expect some current. If you’re really needing a paddle, that's the pick of the litter for the first week.

After that, the quality drops right off. Sunday through Wednesday sees the swell get short and full of wind. It's a blank run.

The second week doesn't get much better. Wednesday afternoon, July 15th, brings a bigger push at 2.3m from the west-northwest, but the period is a short 8 seconds. That combo of size and short period just makes for lumpy, closed-out junk, especially with the cross-on breeze. That's a setup that looks better for a kite than a paddle board.

Around Friday, July 17th, the period stretches back out to 18 seconds, but the swell is tiny at 0.6m and the wind is cross-on. No go. There’s not a single standout in this whole 16-day run. The conditions are stuck on poor to marginal. If you're determined, aim for that Saturday morning the 11th, but don't expect much.

Rusty.

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