Saint Annes Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° N 120.72° W

Issued: 4 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Saint Annes sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Saint Annes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Saint Annes surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,655 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 16s is also forecast. Another secondary swell of 1.9m and 7s is also forecast. 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 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 19s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Tue 7th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 20s
Best Surf11PM (Tue 7th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 8s
Most Powerful11PM (Wed 8th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Saint Annes over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

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.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
3
0
0
4
0
0
4
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
2.5
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
WNW
8
3
NW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
269
596
857
651
784
667
854
1356
488
869
1611
416
381
352
309
259
277
297
297
178
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
W
10
SE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:49PM0.49m
3:20AM0.11m
4:38PM0.61m
5:21AM0.02m
5:27PM0.75m
7:03AM0.04m
6:14PM0.88m
8:14AM0.11m
7:00PM1.01m
9:08AM0.19m
7:45PM1.12m
9:54AM0.26m
8:29PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:39AM-0.55m
10:27PM-0.20m
9:25AM-0.42m
11:55PM-0.41m
10:19AM-0.31m
00:58AM-0.63m
11:20AM-0.23m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
14
18
18
15
22
21
18
23
21
15
19
20
15
20
21
16
20
20
17
Feels °C
14
15
12
15
14
13
19
16
15
20
17
13
18
19
14
20
20
16
20
20
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.8
WNW
8
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2.1
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
15
1.7
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
402
261
596
857
651
372
667
545
588
441
397
803
416
344
352
188
153
153
165
297
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
NW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.4
S
20
0.4
SSW
20
1
SSW
16
0.5
S
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.1
S
22
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
W
18
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
305
269
322
65
142
491
119
127
552
160
392
382
9
334
309
259
277
297
24
161
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
W
16
0.3
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
67
98
96
4
23
188
2
2
9
30
30
5
55
6
106
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
NW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
NW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Energy kJ
103
83
180
132
345
784
319
854
1356
488
869
1611
381
181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
4
4
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
117
189
2
117
144
0
117
144
0
117
87
0
57
117
10
20
108
0
20
85
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
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3
4
4
2
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2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
9
5
6
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
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The above surf forecast table for Saint Annes provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Saint Annes can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Saint Annes surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Saint Annes) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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