Anson Bay
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 6 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 s
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 s
- Energy
- 68kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft6 s
- Energy
- 285kJ
- Wind
- NNW 18 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 s
- Energy
- 90kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 s
- Energy
- 485kJ
- Wind
- SW 14 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 s
- Energy
- 321kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 s
- Energy
- 244kJ
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 115, too small
- Mon 212, too small
- Tue 317, too small
- Wed 412, poor
- Thu 511, too small
- Fri 620, poor
- Sat 727, too small
- Sun 817, too small
- Mon 916, poor
- Tue 1010, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 15, too small | 5 ft10 s5 ft at break (est.) | 420kJ | wind from the north, 20 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft9 s3 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft8 s3 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 12, poor | 7 ft6 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 285kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft9 s3 ft at break (est.) | 90kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 20, poor | 7 ft7 s8 ft at break (est.) | 485kJ | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 27, too small | 6 ft7 s6 ft at break (est.) | 321kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft12 s5 ft at break (est.) | 244kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, poor | 7 ft7 s8 ft at break (est.) | 474kJ | wind from the south-west, 22 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, too small | 5 ft10 s6 ft at break (est.) | 399kJ | wind from the south-west, 20 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 37, poor | 8 ft9 s8 ft at break (est.) | 943kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 18°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 01:14 +0.3 mLow 07:03 −0.6 mHigh 13:47 +0.7 mLow 20:32 −0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:33 +0.3 mLow 08:20 −0.5 mHigh 15:00 +0.7 mLow 21:46 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:53 +0.3 mLow 09:43 −0.5 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 22:51 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Anson Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (242°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (62°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Lord Howe Island, 2.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 6 dive sites.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Lord Howe Island
4 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Lord Howe Island its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.