Ha Golshim Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day folks, Rusty here. I’ve gotta be straight with you – for this little stretch of coast we’re looking at a pretty blank run. The finder shows nothing but “poor surf conditions” for the entire 16-day window, and the only break on the menu is Ha-Golshim.

Right from the start, Thursday the 30th of July, we’ve got tiny 3 ft swell coming out of the WNW with a short period of 7 seconds – that’s weak energy, only reading 62. Wind’s a light cross-shore in the morning but then swings onshore and picks up to 12 mph by the arvo. It’s not going to get any better on Friday either: similar 3 ft swell, still short period, but the wind is onshore all morning and cross-onshore in the afternoon. Saturday the 1st of August sees the swell drop to 2 ft – combined energy down to 37 – and while the morning is glassy, the arvo gets choppy with a cross-onshore breeze.

Honestly, this pattern just keeps repeating. Through the first week and into the second, the swell hovers between 1.0 ft and 3 ft, period sits at 5-8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak – mostly in the teens to seventies. The wave comment stays stubbornly “poor surf conditions.” There’s no standouts, no windows where it all comes together. A few glassy mornings pop up, like Sunday the 2nd of August, Monday the 3rd, Tuesday the 4th, and Friday the 7th, but even then the swell is tiny.

If you’re a beginner, those glassy mornings with 2 ft to 3 ft might look tempting, but the break is inconsistent and the energy is just not there. For anyone else, it’s a total non-starter. There is a blip on Friday the 14th of August – the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy hits 90 – the highest in the whole run. But that’s still weak, and the wind is cross-shore, not clean enough to make it worthwhile. It’s more than a week away, so don’t hold your breath.

The water temp anomaly isn’t given, so I can’t tell you if it’s warmer or colder than usual for this time of year – it’s just average, we’ll leave it at that.

Look, the truth is there’s no surf to speak of. We’ve got a little over two weeks of flatness. But for this area, a blank run like this isn’t unusual – forecasts can always change. For now, the only action might be kite surfing on those breezier afternoons, but not paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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