Haggerty's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty quiet run ahead. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak energy, so don’t be expecting any heroics. The main break on the radar is Haggerty's, a reef and point set-up that’s very consistent and works best on a WNW swell. The water is sitting at a very unusual 73°F – that’s almost 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in a spring suit, maybe even a shorty.

The first few days are a bit of a write-off. Wednesday the 9th is a no-go with cross-onshore winds and weak 1ft to 2ft swell. The combined energy is a measly 239–276, so it’s just not doing anything. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th see a tiny uptick to 2ft waves from the SW, but the quality is still marginal. The best you’ll get is a clean morning on Thursday with a light SE cross-off breeze, but it’s barely surfable.

Saturday the 12th morning is the first real chance. We’ve got a light offshore wind from the SE, which is a major positive for clean conditions. The swell is only 2ft from the SSW with a period of 14 seconds – that’s a short-period swell, so it won’t have much punch. The combined energy is 210 (weak). It’s surfable, but only just. If you’re a beginner, this is your window, but don’t expect much.

The week that follows is more of the same – small, weak, and mostly messy. Sunday the 13th through to Tuesday the 15th offers some clean mornings, but we’re talking 1ft to 2ft waves. The energy stays in the 100–200 range, which is weak. The wind is light and cross-off a few times, so the surface will look nice, but there’s nothing to ride.

Now, the standout in this whole 16-day window is shaping up for Friday the 18th. The morning session looks promising with a 2ft SW swell, but the period jumps to 19 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell. Combined energy hits 293. That’s still moderate, but the long period will give the waves some shape and push. The wind is light from the south, cross-off, and it’s clean. For a reef and point like Haggerty's, a long-period SW swell is right in its wheelhouse, meaning the waves should wrap in nicely with some proper lines. Keep in mind, with a period that long, there will be longer lulls between sets, but the ones that come through will be worth the wait. Saturday the 19th morning is also worth a mention – glassy conditions with 2ft SW swell, period 18 seconds. That’s a very clean look, but the energy is a bit lower at 259.

After that, the last few days of the outlook get messy again. Sunday the 20th through to the 24th is mostly cross-onshore winds and small, weak swell. The combined energy does nudge up to 355–359 on the 20th and 21st, but it’s all cross-onshore and choppy, so not a good bet.

So, the honest truth: there’s no big swell coming. The two best windows are the morning of Friday the 18th and the glassy morning of Saturday the 19th. They’re not world-class, but if you’re keen for a paddle, those are your cleanest, most promising sessions. For the rest of it, you’re either fighting the wind or the lack of waves.

Rusty.

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