Ha Golshim Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a decent paddle at Ha-Golshim. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds messing things up. The only real window of interest is right at the end of the forecast, but even that comes with strings attached.

Right now, and for most of the next ten days, we’re looking at waves between 1ft and 3ft. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy mostly sitting in the low double digits (like 65, 64, 26) or just barely cracking 100 (like 116, 114, 126) on a couple of mornings. The swell direction is straight out of the WNW, but the period is short—7 to 8 seconds—so it’s just windswell mush. There’s no punch, no shape. Sunday the 16th has a glassy morning with a 3ft WNW swell, but it’s ordinary at best and the energy is still weak (116). It’s surfable but nothing to get excited about. The wind goes onshore again in the afternoon, so that clean window is short.

We then hit a real dead zone from about the 18th through the 27th. The swell drops to 1ft to 2ft, periods are down to 5-6 seconds, and the energy readings are pitiful—single digits and low twenties (7, 11, 21, 33). Morning glass-offs on the 19th, 21st, 24th, 25th, and 27th will give you a flat, shiny ocean, but there’s just nothing underneath. It’s not worth getting wet unless you’re learning to stand on a board in the shallows.

Now, here’s the one glimmer. Around the 28th and 29th, the swell finally starts to fill in. On Friday the 28th, the morning is still weak (132 energy) with a 3ft WNW swell, but the afternoon jumps to 5ft with period bumping to 8 seconds and energy at 277. Still, the wind is onshore, so it will be lumpy. Then Saturday the 29th—that’s the standout. We’re looking at 6ft of WNW swell with a period stretching to 9-10 seconds. Combined energy jumps to 464 in the morning and 497 in the afternoon. That’s the most powerful swell we’ll see all window. But the catch is the wind: cross-shore in the morning, onshore in the afternoon. Ha-Golshim is sheltered, which helps, but with that size and onshore wind, it’s going to be messy and challenging. At 6ft, it’s too big for beginners, and with the chop, it’s only for the better surfers out there. This spot is inconsistent anyway, so seeing it actually have some size is notable, but the conditions will make it tough. It’s a promising sign for the long-range, but I wouldn’t book the day off work just yet.

Water temp is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 85°F, so you won’t need a wetsuit.

That’s the rundown. No real gems until that late-August pulse, and even then, it’s a fight. After that, it fades back to nothing by the 30th. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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