Haggerty's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this outlook for Haggerty’s is a tough one. The pattern is dominated by small, weak swell and a lot of cross-onshore wind, meaning most of the next 16 days are going to be flat or messy. There’s a long gap of poor to no surf from now until the end of the first week, with only a few brief windows of clean, rideable waves popping up.

The first real glimmer comes on the morning of Friday, September 4, when a 2ft SSW groundswell (period 17 seconds) pushes in with a clean SE cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy hits 326 (moderate), which is about the best we’ll see. Swell direction is SSW, which is angled away from the optimum WNW direction for this reef-and-point set-up, so it won’t be firing perfectly, but it’ll be clean and surfable. Haggerty’s is a very consistent, beginner-friendly spot, and crowds are often around, so don’t expect to have it to yourself.

Saturday morning, September 5, offers a similar story: 3ft SSW swell, 16-second period, with a light SSE cross-offshore wind. Combined energy sits at 326 again. Again, clean but not a standout—more of the same.

The best session on offer is actually the morning of Tuesday, September 8. A 4ft SSW swell from the same direction, with a 13-second period, and a fresh SE offshore wind at 19 mph. The combined energy jumps to 471 (moderate), and the offshore wind will groom it up nicely. At 4ft, it’s still manageable for learners, but the long gap between sets (period 13 seconds) and the offshore wind will make for some fun, clean lines. This is the standout of the whole period—but it’s the only one that really gets close to good.

The water temperature anomaly is not given, but without a specific number, it’s about average for the time of year.

After that, the swell drops back to 2ft to 3ft through the second week, with some clean mornings but mostly cross-onshore afternoons. The 16th of September sees a 1ft SW swell with 16-second period and a light cross-shore breeze—rideable but small and weak (combined energy 115). The second week is a quiet, marginal affair overall.

The long gap of poor surf from the start of September until the 4th is a real drag, and after the 8th it’s a slow fade. If you’re desperate, the Friday morning (Sept 4) and Saturday morning (Sept 5) are your best early bets, but Tuesday the 8th is the one to circle. Promising, but not certain this far out.

As for the setup—Haggerty’s is a reef and point, so it handles the longer-period groundswell better than a beach break. Those 16-to-18-second periods will wrap in nicely, but with the swell direction off, it’s not going to be a classic.

Hang in there, the ocean will turn.

Rusty.

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