Saint Annes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Saint Annes over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a rough start. We're looking at a long stretch of days that just aren't worth paddling out for. The initial swell is there, but the wind is all wrong. Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th have some waist-high, long-period groundswell from the SSW, with the combined energy pushing into the moderate range (945 and 1081 respectively), but it's all cross-shore. The water is sitting at 59°, which is a bit colder than what we'd expect for this time of year. The real killer is the "poor surf conditions" label – it's just going to be ugly and lumpy. You'd be better off staying on the beach.

This rough patch is going to drag on. We're talking about a gap of several days with no real quality surf. The wind keeps swinging around, and while the swell never fully dies, it's always accompanied by a cross or cross-onshore breeze that's just chopping it all up. The energy starts to drop off into the weak zone by the end of the month, even with the small WNW windswell.

Now, there is a little glimmer, but it's a long way off and it's for the experts only. Check out the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. A solid NW swell pushes in at 8ft, with a massive 1476 combined energy. That's a powerful wave. But the period is short at 9 seconds, and it's a messy cross-onshore wind. For a reef break like this, that's going to be a raw, heavy, and probably closed-out mess. It's a "marginal" call at best, and only for the most experienced locals who know the place. For the average surfer, it's a no-go zone.

The rest of the forecast is a bit of a bummer, honestly. The week of the 4th onward sees the swell drop right back down to knee-to-waist high, with weak energy readings (136 to 510) and light cross-onshore wind. It's just not going to offer any real quality. There's a slight uptick in period on the 10th of August with a WNW swell at 3ft and 11 seconds, but the energy is still low at 497 and the wind is cross-onshore. It's a tease.

Overall, the standout on offer here is Sunday the 2nd of August for the big, powerful, but messy swell. It's a "experts only" kind of day. For everyone else, this is a blank run. It's a tough spell for the area, but forecasts can always change, and it never stays this poor for long.

Rusty.

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