Sanur - Grand Hyatt Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the next couple of weeks around Sanur – Grand Hyatt, and to be honest, it’s a bit of a frustrating stretch. The patch is a shallow reef setup that’s inconsistent and only for the advanced crew, so there’s no real standout run you’d wanna circle on the calendar. We’ve got a decent amount of swell in the water, but the wind just won't play ball for the most part, and the tide and conditions keep things marginal.

Right now, starting Friday 28 August morning, there is some serious energy in the water – we’re talking a combined swell energy of 3043 (strong) with an 8ft SSW groundswell rolling in at a very long 16 seconds. That’s a proper slab of water. But the wind is a firm 9 mph from the SSE, cross-onshore, chopping it up. Tough to get excited about. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild going on there.

Saturday 29 August morning sees the swell drop a touch to 6ft from the SSW, still a nice 15-second period (groundswell), and energy is moderate at 1382. Wind swings to a lighter 6 mph from the south, but it’s still cross-onshore, so you’re fighting a bit of wind ripple. It’s the best-looking session in the whole forecast, but that’s not saying much. The rest of Saturday arvo and Sunday go downhill fast with the wind cranking up.

From Sunday 30 August right through to Thursday 10 September, it’s a long, dry spell. Day after day of onshore or cross-onshore winds – mostly 9 to 12 mph from the ESE or SE – with the swell hanging around 4ft to 6ft. Even when the period stretches out to 18 seconds on Monday 31 August and Tuesday 01 September, the wind is just ruining it. The combined energy dips into weak territory mid-week, down to 628 on Friday 04 September, and conditions are simply poor for a paddle. Honestly, this reef setup with this much onshore wind would be more interesting for a kite surfer than a regular surfer.

Then, into the second week, things get a bit more interesting but still not clean. On Thursday 10 September afternoon, the swell builds to 6ft at 18 seconds with moderate-strong energy (2097), but again cross-onshore 12 mph winds. Then Friday 11 September and Saturday 12 September morning have the biggest swell of the whole outlook – 8ft from the SSW at 18 seconds, with a combined energy of 4604 (strong). That’s a big, long-period groundswell. But the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore. This swell is pushing over 8ft, so it’s strictly for experts anyway, and with the wind how it is, the quality is going to be rough.

If you’re dead keen, Saturday 29 August morning is your best shot – it’s the least messy window. But overall, this is a tough run for a spot that rarely breaks clean to begin with. Blank spells are pretty normal here, and this one looks like it’ll hold until at least the second week of September before we get a pulse of real size, but the wind needs a major change.

Rusty.

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