Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here with a look at what’s comin’ up for Saint Annes.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with ya – the next couple of weeks are lookin’ pretty grim for any sort of decent wave. The surf here is sheltered and picks up swell mainly from the WNW, but the wind’s been a real bastard, mostly cross or cross-onshore, and that’s been messin’ everything up. The water temp’s sittin’ at 59°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick off on Monday the 6th of July, and it’s all pretty woeful. We’ve got a small 3ft swell from the SSW with a very long 16-second period, so there’s some energy in the water (877), but it’s all cross-shore wind and the report’s callin’ it poor surf. That combo of a long-period groundswell with a cross wind just doesn’t work here. That afternoon’s even smaller at 2ft. Tuesday the 7th is still a write-off – we get up to 4ft, but that cross wind just won’t let up, and it’s only a marginal call at best. Wednesday the 8th sees a weird shift: the swell picks up to 8ft from the WNW, but with a short 8-second period and a fresh 19 mph cross wind, it’s just lumpy, messy junk – nowhere near surfable.

Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th aren’t any better. Thursday’s got a 6ft to 8ft WNW windswell with a crap 8-second period and cross winds. The combined energy gets up to 1266, but it’s just a washing machine. Friday morning is the first time we see some offshore wind from the SW (6 mph), with a 6ft WNW swell at 9 seconds. That’s a glimmer, but it’s only marginal and the quality isn’t there. The rest of Friday and into Saturday the 11th stays small and messy.

Look, the truth is, from now through to the 21st of July, there’s not a single standout session. There are stretches where the swell’s got a bit of size, like that 8ft on the 8th and 9th, but the wind’s always cross or onshore, and the period’s either too short for shape or too long for the beach setup here. We get a few marginal mornings on the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th, with small 3ft to 6ft SSW swell and light onshore breezes, but the wave comment keeps callin’ it marginal or poor. The consistency is fairly consistent here, so it’s not like the surf’s completely gone – it’s just that the conditions aren’t lining up.

The later part of the forecast, from the 14th onward, is all poor. Swell drops right off to 2ft or 3ft, and by the 15th we get a bump to 6ft from the WNW again, but with a short 7-second period and cross winds. Even the longer-period swells around the 16th to the 21st – some 15 to 18-second stuff from the SSW or WNW – are met with cross-onshore winds and combined energies that are moderate at best (264 to 662). There’s just no clean window.

So yeah, I can’t in good conscience point ya to a good day in this run. If you’re desperate, Friday the 10th morning has that offshore breeze and a 6ft swell, but it’s not gonna be pretty. For the rest, maybe leave the board at home and see if the forecasts change. This area’s pretty consistent, so it won’t stay this ugly forever.

Rusty.

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