Haga-Haga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, grab your wetsuit, 'cause I’ve got the goods on Haga-Haga for the next couple of weeks. It’s a reef and point set-up that doesn’t pump all the time, but when it lines up, it’s a proper treat. The water’s a bit nippier than usual for this time of year, sitting at 65°, nearly two degrees cooler than average, so you’ll want that extra rubber.

We kick off Wednesday, 22 July, and it’s a ripper start. First light is glassy with a clean 6 ft SW groundswell (13 seconds) rolling in. The energy is proper strong (1394), and the wind is off the land, so expect clean, peeling lines. It’s a bit on the bigger side, so this one’s for the experienced crew. The afternoon holds that glassy feel with the swell dropping to 5 ft, still packed with energy (1072). This is the standout of the whole run – Wednesday is your day.

Thursday the 23rd keeps the fun going. Morning sees a cross-offshore breeze with a 5 ft SSW swell (12 seconds) and the water is still clean. The energy is still solid (911). It’s a little more manageable, but the quality is still top-notch. The afternoon gets a bit trickier as the wind swings cross-shore and the swell bumps up to 6 ft, but the period drops, making it a bit more of a handful.

Friday the 24th brings a change. The swell jumps to a massive 10 ft in the afternoon from the SSW with a very long 16-second period. The energy is through the roof (4632), but it’s coming in with a cross-onshore wind and rain showers. This is big, powerful, and straight – not the cleanest. For a point like this, the long period is a bonus, but the wind is a problem. Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are a bit messy with cross-shore winds and moderate swell, nothing to write home about. The energy drops off through the weekend.

We’ve got a bit of a flat spell from Monday the 27th through to the end of the month. The swell is small, energy is weak, and the winds are mostly cross-shore or onshore. It’s a real lull, and the conditions are choppy or lumpy. The first week of August looks grim too, with poor winds and weak, short-period swell from the east. The energy is barely scraping the low hundreds. This is a classic blank run for this area.

But hold on, because the 5th of August is looking like a real tease. The morning of Wednesday the 5th delivers a clean, offshore 7 ft SSW groundswell (15 seconds) with serious energy (2427). That wind is blowing straight off the land, so it’ll be a hall of mirrors out there. The afternoon is even better: glassy conditions, 7 ft SSW swell, and a massive energy reading of 3042. This is a proper expert-only session. It’s a long way off, so take it with a pinch of salt, but if it holds, it’ll be magic.

Thursday the 6th looks like a drop-off with onshore winds and a messy 6 ft swell. So, the call is simple: get on it Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd, and keep an eye on the 5th of August. The rest of the window is a write-off, but that’s just how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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