Sanur - Grand Hyatt Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next couple of weeks is looking pretty grim if you're a pure surfer around here. We're looking at a long, frustrating stretch of onshore wind and messy conditions.

The only spot on the radar is Sanur - Grand Hyatt, a reef break that's pretty inconsistent at the best of times. It's a tricky one too, only for the advanced crew. The water's sitting at about 80°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

The problem is the wind. For the next week and a half, from Thursday the 23rd of July right through to the start of August, we've got a relentless SE to ESE breeze blowing straight onshore at 12 to 19 mph. It's constantly chopping up the surface. Even though we have some swell – a mix of SSW groundswells with periods up to 17 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate to strong (657 to 1372 in the water) – the wind is just ruining it. The wave comment is consistently "poor surf conditions," with scores of 0 out of 10. It's a complete write-off for a paddle surfer.

Early August sees the swell energy really kick up, with combined energy readings hitting four-digit figures like 1852 and 2460, and swell heights reaching 6 ft to 7 ft. But the wind is still onshore. It's a frustrating pattern – all that raw power, but no clean face to ride. The commentary shifts to "marginal surf forecast" at best, but even then, it's not worth the paddle out. The setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, to be honest.

There's a slight glimmer of hope on Wednesday the 5th of August. The wind backs off to a gentle breeze from the SSE, going cross-onshore at 9 mph. The swell is still good, 7 ft from the SSW at 15 seconds, and wave energy is strong (1822). This is the only session that scores a 2 out of 10, described as "gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy." It's not clean, but it's the closest we get to a surfable wave in the whole 16-day window. If you're desperate, you could paddle out then, but it won't be pretty.

After that, it's back to onshore winds and poor surf. The final day on the 7th of August has a monster 6 ft groundswell with a 20-second period – that's a very long period, powerful stuff – but it's still blowing onshore. The combined energy is a massive 2682, but it's all for nothing without the wind cooperating. For a reef break like this, that long period could actually make it break too straight and even more difficult in the onshore wind.

So, the honest truth: there are no standout days. No clear winner. It's a 16-day blank run for quality surf. The consistency is just not there, and this stretch of bad onshore wind is pretty normal for the area at this time. The only "best on offer" is that Wednesday the 5th, and even then, you're just getting a slightly choppy version of something that could be epic. I'd keep the board in the car and maybe wait for the next forecast update.

Rusty.

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