Sanur - Grand Hyatt Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin’ at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Let’s get straight into it.

Honestly, there’s a bit of a mixed bag on the horizon. We’ve got consistent swell, but the wind is gonna be the main character, and not always the hero we want.

The whole period is pretty much a one-break show, so we’ll be keeping an eye on Sanur - Grand Hyatt. It’s a reef break, and for an advanced surfer only. The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no shock to the system there.

We’ve got a lot of days with the wind blowin’ straight onshore from the ESE or SE. That’s gonna mess up the face for most of the period. The swell is a consistent SSW groundswell, with some serious energy behind it. We’re talkin’ combined energy values in the thousands (between 1004 and 3274), which means there’s plenty of power in the water. The period is long too, often 15-17 seconds, so it’s a proper groundswell. That long period on a reef like this can actually be a good thing, shaping up nice lines, but the onshore wind is the big problem.

The first few days, from Sunday the 2nd through Tuesday the 5th, see swell around 5 ft to 6 ft. The wind is onshore, and the conditions are called “marginal” or “poor.” Not really a time to get excited. Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th see the swell jump up, with the 2nd of August having a 6 ft SSW swell at 17 seconds, but the wind is still on, so it’s not clean.

The real interesting bit, and the only one I’d call a standout, is Monday the 11th of August. The morning session has a 7 ft SSW swell with a 15-second period. The wind is only a light 6 mph from the SE, so it’s a light cross-onshore breeze (2410 combined energy). That’s the closest we get to clean conditions in the whole run. The tide might be a factor at this reef, so you’ll need to know your local banks, but that’s the pick of the bunch. Even then, the crowds are listed as “often” here, so expect company.

For the rest of the second week, from the 12th of August onward, the swell stays up, but the wind just won’t cooperate. It’s either onshore or a stronger cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and poor. The setup here is a reef, so it’s not gonna be a kite-fest, but with the wind and the swell, it’s really not a paddle surfer’s paradise.

So, bottom line: if you’re an advanced surfer, set your watch for the morning of Monday the 11th of August. The rest of the 16 days? It’s a lot of lookin’ at the ocean from the beach.

Rusty.

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