Haga-Haga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks at Haga-Haga.

The truth is, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The first few days are looking pretty average – a lot of onshore/cross-onshore wind and messy conditions. We’ve got some solid swell energy on the way, but you’re going to have to be patient and pick your moments. The real standout is shaping up around Tuesday the 8th – that’s the one to circle in the diary.

Right now, water temp is sitting at about 66°F – that’s just a touch cooler than average for this time of year, nothing too wild.

Alright, let’s break it down day by day. From Wednesday the 2nd through the rest of the first week, we’ve got a long stretch of onshore and cross-shore winds. The wave heights are all over the place but the quality is low. That Thursday and Friday have some punch in the swell (combined energy hitting a strong 2413 on Friday morning), but it's blown out with onshore wind, so it’s a no-go. The setup there is reef and point, but with 12ft of onshore mess, this honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than a clean paddle session.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are still messy, though there’s a weird little spike on Sunday afternoon with a very long period 21-second swell from the SSW (combined energy 2688). That’s a serious groundswell, but it’s hitting under a fresh cross-shore wind, so you’d be dealing with a lumpy surface. Could be a few low-percentage bombs for the experienced crew.

Now, here’s the one to get excited about. Tuesday morning, the 8th of September. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – and we’ve got a clean 7ft ENE swell with a 9-second period. That’s a solid intermediate-sized wave, good energy in the water (combined energy 1047), and with no wind it’ll be the best the place has looked all outlook. This is for experienced surfers at that size, but if you’ve got the skills, get on it. Crowds can be an issue here sometimes, so if you can sneak out early, you’ll be laughing.

The rest of that week and into the next gets blown out again. We’ve got a few more pulses of energy – like Monday the 14th with a 6ft SSW groundswell (combined energy 1813) – but mostly under cross-shore winds. That long period will make for long lines at a reef/point like Haga-Haga, but it’s not quite clean enough to rave about. The later part of the second week, around Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th, has some cleaner moments with cross-off wind at 4ft-5ft SSW swell, but the energy is moderate (around 657-1258) and the wind is freshening.

So, bottom line: the first week is mostly a write-off. The standout is Tuesday morning the 8th – glassy, clean, solid ENE swell. That’s the one. After that, it’s a waiting game with a few promising but less certain pulses in the second week.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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