Ha-Arubot (Bet Yanay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Yo, what's up? It's Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Alright, I've been looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it's a bit of a tough stretch for the local spot. The only break that the guidance is pointing to is Ha-Arubot (Bet Yanay), and the numbers are… well, they're pretty grim. The water is sitting at 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing that's out of the ordinary.

The outlook starts on Tuesday, July 28th, and straight away it's a write-off. The swell is tiny, only 2ft from the WNW, and the wind is a cross-on breeze. The combined energy is a weak 29, and it's all just poor surf conditions. That same pattern of small, weak swell and onshore or cross-onshore wind holds for the rest of the week. We see a few mornings with a light breeze and a bit of a cross-shore, like on Thursday, July 30th, but the swell is still only 3ft. The energy does bump up a little to 57, but it's still weak and the comment says "poor surf conditions."

Friday, July 31st, the morning shows a little flicker of hope with the swell period hitting 8 seconds and energy at 58, but it's still just 2ft and the wind is cross-on. The guidance calls it "marginal" at best. The whole first week is a total loss. The wind is almost always on it or cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny. For a spot like this, it's a proper bummer.

We drift into the second week, and it's more of the same. The first few days of August are just repeating the same story: small swell, bad wind. The energy stays low, mostly in the teens and twenties. There's a slight uptick on Tuesday, August 4th, with the swell hitting 3ft, but it's still onshore and the energy is only 53. Not worth getting wet for.

The only real glimmers come right at the tail end of the forecast. On Friday, August 7th, the morning looks a little better with a light cross-shore wind and a period of 7 seconds, but the swell is still only 3ft. The energy is 67 – the highest we've seen so far. But then again, Saturday, August 8th, we get a morning with glassy conditions. The wind is dead calm, which is a huge positive, but the swell is back down to 2ft. It's a painful tease. The same thing happens on Sunday, August 9th: glassy conditions in the morning, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft.

Then, heading into the second week of August, the swell completely collapses. The energy drops to single digits and the wave period is only 3 seconds. It's essentially flat. On Wednesday, August 12th, there's a bit of a spike in the energy for the morning, hitting 101, which is moderate wave energy. The swell is 3ft from the WNW with an 8-second period, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore. It's still not good, but it's the only time the energy gets into triple digits in the whole 16-day window.

Bottom line: there's nothing to chase here. The whole 16-day period is a blank run. The surf is small, the wind is rarely your friend, and the break is inconsistent. It's not a surprise for this area, but it still stings. For a beach setup like this, with that kind of onshore wind, it's more of a kite-surfing scene than a paddle-surfing scene. I'll be giving it a miss. Keep your eyes on the horizon, things can change, but for now, it's a no-go.

Rusty.

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