Sanur Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Sanur Reef. I’ll be straight with you – this ain’t a clean run of perfect waves. The whole 16-day window has a persistent cross-onshore wind messing with things, and the surf is often marginal or just poor. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real action we can talk about is from Friday, August 21st. There’s a solid SSW groundswell rolling in – 6 ft at 15 seconds, with a combined energy of 2253, which is strong and full of punch. That’s a long-period groundswell, so it’ll wrap into Sanur Reef nicely, but the wind is cross-on from the SE at 9 mph, making it fairly choppy. The tide might also be a bit iffy, so it’s a marginal call. By Friday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 7 ft at 17 seconds, even more energy (2794), but the wind picks up to 12 mph, and it’s choppy. Not ideal.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd stay similar – swell around 6 ft to 7 ft, strong groundswell, but the cross-onshore wind makes it messy. Scores are effectively zero. The energy is still there, 1700 to 2150, but the wind kills it. There’s no standout quality here.

The run continues through Monday the 24th to Thursday the 27th with the same story: swell dropping from 6 ft to 4 ft, period still decent (14 to 16 seconds), but the wind stays cross-on, and the combined energy weakens from around 1671 down to 856. Everything is poor or marginal. Not worth paddling out if you want clean waves.

Friday the 28th of August sees a spike in size – 8 ft at 16 seconds, energy at 3014, which is very strong. That’s a big SSW groundswell, but it’s still cross-on at 12 mph, so it’s messy and only for experts. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, honestly. The wind never gets offshore.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th drop back to 5 ft to 6 ft, energy around 1289 to 1438, but still cross-on and poor. Then Monday the 31st of August into Tuesday, September 1st, the swell picks up again – 7 ft to 7 ft at 18 to 19 seconds, very long period, energy up to 2986. That’s a proper groundswell, but again, the wind is cross-on. The confidence is low for quality.

The best of the lot is actually Saturday, September 5th. The wind finally drops to 6 mph and goes cross-shore in the afternoon, which is much cleaner. The swell is 6 ft from the SSW at 18 seconds, energy at 2220 – strong and long. The morning is lighter cross-on, still marginal, but the afternoon has that light cross-shore breeze, giving you glassy conditions. That’s the standout. The break itself is inconsistent and rarely breaks, so when it does, it’s a special chance. But crowds are possible, so keep that in mind.

Overall, there’s a long gap of poor surf from the 22nd right through to the 5th of September, with only one real window of quality on the 5th. The forecasts can change, but right now, I’d be marking that Saturday afternoon as your best bet.

Rusty.

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