H-Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about the H-Reef in units everyone else understands.

Looking at the 16-day window for H-Reef, the first week is a bit of a battle. The trade winds are blowing cross-shore most of the time, which keeps things lumpy and works against the quality. But patience is a virtue here, because the back half of the period has a few moments that make it worth waiting for.

The first few days, from Friday the 24th right through to Tuesday the 29th of July are pretty average. The swell is there, getting up to 6ft from the ENE and NE, with moderate wave energy (512 to 516), but the cross-shore and cross-onshore winds are making a mess of it. It’s choppy and not worth getting wet for.

Then, out of nowhere, we get a real highlight. Wednesday morning, July 29th is the standout. We’ve got a clean 8ft swell from the NE with a period of 10 seconds pushing in from the optimum direction. The energy is serious at 1228, but the wind is the real story here: absolutely glassy, a light SSW breeze. For a reef like this, that means perfect, clean conditions. This is a proper session for experienced surfers only, as anything over 8ft gets serious. This is the one to circle on your calendar.

After that beauty, things turn back to the ugly side. From the 30th of July through the 1st of August, we’re back to fresh cross-shore winds over 18 mph and lumpy 6ft to 7ft surf. It’s a write-off.

The following week, the first few days of August, stay marginal. The wind is still cross-shore and the swell drops off. However, there's a glimmer on Sunday, August 2nd. We get a 4ft swell from the E, but check this out: the period jumps to 16 seconds. That’s a long period groundswell (combined energy 1267). This sort of swell will wrap in with real power and hold up nicely on a reef like H-Reef, though it might be a bit walled-off for the beach. The wind is still cross-shore at 12 mph, so it’s not perfect, but it’s a solid improvement over the junk that came before.

After that, the forecast tapers off into a few days of smaller, weaker swell with no great wind, ending with surfable but very ordinary waves by Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th of August.

One more thing, and this is a bit of a heads up: the water temp is around 80°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Best Bet: Wednesday morning, July 29th. Glassy conditions and a solid 8ft NE swell at H-Reef. Get on it.
Second Look: Sunday, August 2nd, for a long period 4ft E groundswell, but the cross-shore wind will cost it some points.

Rusty.

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