H-Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We've got one spot on the radar, H-Reef, and honestly, it's not doing much for me. I'm seeing a lot of chop and cross-shore wind, which is gonna make things messy. There's a solid stretch of nothing happening from now until at least Monday the 4th, so don't bother waxing up for a weekend session.

Looking at the start of the week, Monday the 4th and Tuesday the 5th are bringing some chest-high swell at 5ft with an easterly direction, but the period is a bit all over the place. The wind is cross, and it's going to be fairly choppy. Not inspiring. We're looking at moderate wave energy, with readings around 498 on Tuesday morning, but it's just not clean.

The middle of the week doesn't get any better. From Wednesday the 6th through to Friday the 8th, it's weak and short-period. The energy drops right off on Thursday morning, hitting just 77, which is basically flat. There's waist-high surf at best, with a period of 7-8 seconds. You're better off finding something else to do.

Now, here's where it gets a bit interesting if you're an expert, but even then, it's a maybe. Heading into the weekend of the 9th and 10th of August, the swell is up to 7ft on Sunday morning with moderate energy (484), but the wind is still a cross-shore mess. It's going to be lumpy and hard to surf. The period does stretch out to 8 seconds, but it's not the clean, lined-up groundswell we'd want to see on a reef like this.

The following week, from the 11th through to the 14th, keeps the same pattern. Swell hovers around 5-6ft, with a short period of 7-8 seconds. The energy is moderate, ranging from 277 up to 442, but the persistent cross-shore breeze from the east at 12-16 mph is going to keep the surface ragged. There's no let-up in the wind.

The final few days of the window, around the 15th, 16th, and 17th, actually push the swell up to 7-7ft. The energy readings get stronger, hitting 582 and even 656 on the 16th. But, man, the wind is still cross and picking up to 19 mph. That's a fresh breeze territory, and it's going to be lumpy as hell. At 7ft, this is getting into expert-only territory, and with that cross-chop, it's gonna be a battle. This isn't just poor surf; it's borderline dangerous on a reef. The direction is ENE, which is cross to the break.

Honestly, for the entire 16 days, there are no standout sessions. The water is sitting pretty average for this time of year, with no real anomaly. The east wind direction just doesn't cooperate with the swell direction. If you're a paddler, I'd say give it a miss. With this much cross-shore wind and increasing size, the setup at H-Reef is looking way more interesting for the kite crew than for us surfers. It's a blank run, plain and simple. Keep an eye on it, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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