Haggerty's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I've got the skinny on what's coming up for Haggerty's. Let's get into it.

First up, the water is sitting at a balmy 71.6°, which is a solid 5.6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's seriously unusual, so you can leave the full wetsuit at home for a while.

Alright, the outlook is a bit of a mixed bag. We're looking at a long stretch here, but the good news is there are some clear windows of clean surf. The first few days are pretty ordinary, with a lot of cross-onshore wind messing things up. The swell is tiny, around 1.3ft to 1.6ft, and it's all coming from the SW. On Tuesday afternoon the 25th, it's a write-off. Wednesday morning the 26th cleans up nicely with a light S wind, cross-off, giving us clean conditions on a 1.6ft SW swell. The energy is weak (139), but it's surfable. That pattern repeats Thursday morning the 27th with a 1.3ft swell and cross-off wind.

Then we hit a bit of a lull. Friday the 28th through Saturday the 29th is all cross-onshore wind and choppy, poor surf. The swell tries to push a little, with the combined energy hitting 440 on Saturday morning, but it’s bumpy and messy.

The first real standout comes Sunday morning, the 30th of August. We've got a clean 2.6ft SW swell with a light SSE cross-off wind. The energy is solid (370) and the conditions are described as clean. This is the best bet in the early window. The swell is a little long in the tooth at 15 seconds, but for a point and reef setup like Haggerty's, that long period groundswell will wrap in nicely. It's small enough for beginners, but with enough push to be fun.

The next highlight is a beauty. Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. The wind is forecast to go glassy, with a 2.3ft SSW swell. The conditions are going to be perfect. That's a morning to get excited about. The energy is moderate (310), and with that glassy surface, it will be as clean as it gets.

The run continues into Thursday morning the 3rd, with a 2.6ft SW swell and clean cross-off winds, and then Friday morning the 4th is another clean one, with a 2.3ft SW swell. The energy is strong on that Friday morning (381). Those three mornings from the 2nd to the 4th of September are the best of the whole forecast.

After that, it gets a bit ordinary again. Saturday morning the 5th is marginal, and from the 6th onwards, it's mostly cross-onshore and choppy with smaller swell. The energy drops off significantly. The 9th of September has some energy (381) but the wind is onshore, so it's a no-go.

Overall, the best on offer is that glassy morning on Wednesday, the 2nd of September, with the clean cross-off mornings on the 3rd and 4th close behind. The Sunday the 30th of August is a solid warm-up.

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