Sanur - Grand Hyatt Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the table for Sanur - Grand Hyatt over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a tough start. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions to wade through before anything really clicks. The swell is there, but the wind is just wrecking it for most of the run.

For the first week and a half, from Monday the 24th of August right through to the end of the first week of September, it’s mostly a write-off. The wind is hammering in from the SE and ESE at 12 to 13 mph, blowing straight onshore or cross-onshore. The waves are there, but they’re chopped up and messy. The combined energy is moderate to strong, hitting between 720 and 3069, but with that wind, it’s just not surfable. Even when the swell gets up to 8 ft on Friday the 28th, the onshore breeze kills it. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

Now, there is a flicker of hope. On Saturday the 5th of September, the morning session looks like a real gem. We get a light breeze from the southwest at 6 mph, which is cross-offshore, and the forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” The swell is a clean 5 ft from the SSW with a period of 14 seconds. That’s proper groundswell, and for a reef break like this, that longer period will bring in some nice, lined-up waves. The combined energy is moderate at 946. The only catch is that this break is *inconsistent* and crowds are *often* around, so you’ll want to be on it early. This is easily the standout of the whole outlook.

Later that afternoon and into Sunday the 6th, things stay interesting but drop off a little. The wind swings to a light cross-shore, and the swell sticks around. Sunday afternoon sees a bigger 6 ft SSW swell with a very long period of 18 seconds and strong energy of 2377, but it’s cross-onshore, so it won’t be as clean as Saturday morning.

Heading into Monday the 7th of September, the swell picks up again to 7 ft from the SSW, but that’s getting into expert territory, and with the cross-onshore wind, it’s only marginal. For most of us, Saturday the 5th is the day to circle on the calendar. The rest of the run is a waiting game. I’ll keep an eye on it, but for now, that’s the story.

Rusty.

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