Ha Golshim Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down in feet and miles. Ha Golshim (Israel) is looking grim for the next 16 days. The swell is coming from the WNW, which is the right direction, but the break is sheltered and the energy just doesn’t get in. The first record of any note is not until Wednesday July 15th, and it’s still a struggle.

The water temp is 82°, a touch warmer than normal—nothing wild, but it’s a warm bath.

From Sunday July 12th through Tuesday July 15th, it’s all tiny, weak, and messy. The wind is cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell is barely 3 ft. The combined energy is in the double digits (13 to 98), which is weak. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday July 15th afternoon sees a bump to 3 ft with an 8-second period, and the energy hits 113 (moderate). But the wind is onshore from the WNW, choppy and poor. Thursday July 16th morning is the best we get: the swell is 3 ft, period 8 seconds, energy 98, and the wind is a light cross-onshore from the WSW at 3 mph. The score is 1 out of 10—marginal. The rest of the day and the days after drop back to 1 ft to 3 ft with onshore winds.

The second week, from July 20th to the 27th, is the same: small, weak, and mostly onshore. The only moment of note is Saturday July 25th morning, when the wind goes glassy from the north at 3 mph. But the swell is only 2 ft with a 7-second period, and the energy is a sad 26. It would be flat, clean, and disappointing.

There is no standout. The best is Thursday July 16th morning, but it’s a very low bar. Ha Golshim is inconsistent, and this run proves it. For a beginner, it’s never too big, but it’s never good. The water is warm, the wind is usually wrong, and the swell is too small and weak. This is a blank run for the area—it happens.

Forget the surfboard. The kite might get a few runs on the windy afternoons, but for a paddle surfer, this is a two-week wait for nothing.

Rusty.

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