Haga-Haga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a slow start at Haga-Haga, nothing worth paddling out for over the next few days. The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Wednesday afternoon, 19 August. That’s the standout – glassy conditions with a light east breeze, 6ft swell from the SSW, a solid 13-second period, and the combined energy is pumping at 1075. It’s going to be clean, lined up, and for experienced surfers only given the size and power. That’s your best bet by a long shot.

Before that, Sunday and Monday are average at best – short period ENE swell with cross or cross-on winds, and the energy is weak to moderate (368–800). Tuesday drops right off with a small 3ft SW swell and light cross wind. That’s a write-off. From the Wednesday afternoon peak, the surf stays pretty solid through to Friday 21 August, with SSW swell holding 6ft to 8ft and periods around 13 seconds, but the winds get messy – cross-shore or cross-on with a chop, and the scores are low. Thursday afternoon 20 August has a clean 7ft SSW swell with a light south breeze, but it’s cross-on so not as good as Wednesday.

Saturday 22 August is a shocker – strong SW winds, lumpy, poor conditions. Then Sunday 23 August things get big and serious: 12ft SSW swell, 12–16 second period, and the energy is enormous (6308). That’s heavy, big, and only for experts. Winds are fresh cross-shore on the morning and lighter cross-on in the afternoon. The whole week after that stays big for a few days, with 12ft SSW groundswell and very long periods up to 16 seconds. This size and period means Haga-Haga’s reef and point setup should handle it, but it’ll be intimidating and not for beginners. The water temperature is 64°F, which is 4° colder than normal for this time of year – that’s notably cold, so grab a decent wetsuit.

The final week starts to drop off. Wednesday 26 August morning has a 4ft SSW swell but a 20-second period – that’s very long, which at a reef and point is actually good, but the combined energy is still strong (3165). The afternoon that day is another glassy moment with a light south breeze, 5ft SW swell and 18-second period, excellent surf for experienced surfers again. Then Friday 28 August morning looks promising with a NNW offshore breeze, 4ft SW swell, and 13-second period – clean, but smaller. After that, the final days of the month fade out with cross winds and dropping energy.

Overall, the clear winner is Wednesday afternoon, 19 August – glassy, 6ft SSW, 13 seconds, clean conditions, and real energy. The second standout is Wednesday 26 August afternoon, also glassy, 5ft SW, 18-second period. Everything else is a mix of okay but with wind issues or too big and heavy.

Rusty.

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