Hakashita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty.

Right now, it’s pretty quiet out there at Hakashita. We’re looking at a string of small, weak days to start, so don’t bother paddling out just yet. The first few days—Friday 3rd through Monday 6th—are barely surfable. Tiny waves around 1 to 2 feet, periods are short in the 8-9 second range, and the energy is low (65 to 178), so you’re basically bobbing around on nothing. The wind does go glassy a few times, but there’s just no push. Not worth the wetsuit.

Now, things start shifting on Tuesday 7th July. That morning we get a spike: a 5 foot swell from the southeast with a *very long* 16-second period. Energy jumps to 1333 (moderate), and it’s glassy with ENE wind. The wave comment says excellent for experienced surfers—and for good reason. That long period groundswell will wrap in nicely to this reef setup, but walk-ins should be aware: long period swells can break a bit straight on a beach setup, but Hakashita is a reef, so it should handle it well. That’s the start of something real.

The standout window? Wednesday 8th July morning through Thursday 9th July morning. Wednesday morning delivers 10 feet of SE swell, 17-second period, glassy, with strong energy (5742). That’s big—over 8 feet, so this is experts-only territory. Thursday morning is the pick of the bunch: a solid 13 feet from the SSE, still 17 seconds, NNE cross-offshore wind with *clean* conditions, and the highest score in the run. Energy is massive at 9237. That is a serious, powerful groundswell hitting a reef with offshore wind. If you’re an experienced surfer and you can get out there, that’s the session to aim for.

After that, the swell holds through Friday 10th and Saturday 11th, but wind gets messier—mostly cross or cross-onshore with that SE flow. Still big waves (15 feet and 10 feet), but it’s less clean. By Sunday 12th, it starts dropping, and wind turns onshore and choppy. From Monday 13th onward, we’re back to small, weak, and mostly poor conditions with onshore winds, except for a brief glassy moment on Thursday 16th morning with a small 3 foot S swell—period 11 seconds, energy 218, which is clean but tiny.

So, the real story here is a short, powerful burst from Tuesday 7th morning through Thursday 9th morning. The absolute standout is Thursday 9th at dawn: 13 feet SE groundswell, 17 seconds, clean offshore wind. That’s a heavy, expert-level day at a reef that can handle it—and with “sometimes” crowds, you might have a few others in the water but still get your share. Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

Hakashita is an inconsistent reef, so when it fires, it fires. And this is one of those rare, proper swells. Get on it if you’ve got the skills.

Stay safe, and for the week after, save your energy—it’s back to the wait.

- Rusty

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