Haga-Haga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been reading the Haga-Haga forecast. This is a reef and point set-up, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. The water temp is sitting around 66°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The pattern for the first week is a bit frustrating—plenty of swell moving through, but the wind and conditions aren’t playing nicely. We’ve got a long gap of really poor surf for much of the first few days. Things start looking up on Monday morning, August 31st, when it goes glassy with a 4 ft swell from the ENE at 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (431), so it’s not huge, but clean. That’s a decent start to the week, though the afternoon turns messy with cross-onshore wind. Tuesday and Wednesday are mostly cross-on and choppy, with solid but bumpy swell—Wednesday morning has an 8 ft SSW groundswell at 14 seconds (2553 energy), so there’s power there but the wind is ruining it.

The standout is clearly Thursday, September 3rd, in the morning. Glassy conditions with a 5 ft SW swell at 12 seconds (979 energy), and that long period is going to give it shape and push. This is the best on offer—it’ll be clean, lined up, and a proper session. The afternoon gets smashed by strong SW wind and a short, lumpy 8 ft swell, so get in early.

Friday, September 4th, is a write-off: 20 ft of S swell at 12 seconds (10858 energy) but with onshore gales and rain. That’s too big and messy for paddling—more of a kite-surfing day, honestly. The weekend stays bumpy with dropping swell and cross-shore winds, though Saturday afternoon, September 5th, has a 8 ft SE swell with a light cross-shore and marginal tide conditions, so maybe a sneaky one.

Into the second week, the stand-out is Sunday, September 6th, in the morning. A chunky 10 ft SSW groundswell with a very long 17-second period and 6256 energy, but it’s cross-on and rainy—marginal but powerful. This spot’s a reef and point, so that long period should wrap in nicely there, but the wind could mess with it. Crowds are possible at Haga-Haga, which breaks inconsistently, so when it’s on, expect company. The rest of the week is mostly marginal, with some bigger ENE swell on Wednesday and Thursday, September 9th and 10th, but cross-on winds hold it back. By Friday, September 11th, it’s back to poor, lumpy conditions.

Bottom line: the one true standout is Thursday morning, September 3rd—glassy, 5 ft SW, and clean. Sunday morning, September 6th, is the other one to watch, but it’s riskier with the wind. After that, it fades into a long stretch of ordinary. No point forcing it if the wind doesn’t play.

Rusty.

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