Hakashita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Hakashita in terms you can feel.

The next couple weeks are a tale of two halves. The first stretch is mostly blown out or small and messy, but the second week brings some glassy, long-period groundswell that’ll have you grinning. Wind is the problem early, but when it turns off, it really turns off.

This weekend and early next week are a bust. Swell is tiny, under 4 feet, coming from the S and SSE with a short, weak period. Wave energy is weak to moderate. The wind is all cross-onshore or onshore, so it’s bumpy and chopped. Not worth paddling out.

Monday morning, August 31st shows a little pulse. Swell around 3 feet from the SSE, period jumps to 10 seconds, giving it some shape. Energy is moderate. Wind is a light cross-shore from the NE, so it’s a little messy but maybe rideable for the keen ones. Not a standout though.

Then from Tuesday, September 1st through Friday, September 4th, it gets ugly. Swell pushes up to 6 feet and even 10 feet from the SSE and SE, with strong to very strong energy. That’s too big for beginners and over 8 feet, so it’s expert-only. But the wind is a disaster—onshore and cross-onshore, with thunderstorms likely. The period drops to 9-10 seconds, so it’s just a big, messy, dangerous wall of water. Stay home.

Saturday morning, September 5th is a slight improvement. Swell around 7 feet from the SE, period short at 8 seconds, energy moderate. Wind is a gentle cross-shore from the SSW. It’s still a bit lumpy, but the size might tempt a few brave souls.

Now, the first real standout. Sunday morning, September 6th. Swell drops to a clean 3 feet from the S, with a 9-second period, and energy is moderate. The wind goes glassy from the S at 3 mph. That’s the first clean window. Surf is small but clean and rideable for everyone. This is your best bet in the first week.

Monday morning, September 7th is another goodie. Swell 4 feet from the E, 8-second period, moderate energy. Wind again glassy from the ESE at 3 mph. Nice and clean, perfect for a log or a funboard.

Tuesday morning, September 8th might be the best of the early week. Swell 4 feet from the ESE, 8-second period, moderate energy, and the wind is dead calm—0 mph, glassy. Can’t get any cleaner than that. “Expect good surf conditions.”

Then the wind turns nasty again on Wednesday and Thursday (9th and 10th), with strong breezes and even gales. Stay out.

But here’s the gold. Friday morning, September 11th. Swell jumps to 6 feet from the E, with a very long period of 12 seconds. Combined energy is strong (944). Wind is NNE at 3 mph, glassy. The report says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the standout of the whole outlook. Hakashita is a reef, and that long-period groundswell from the E will wrap in with power and shape. It’s clean. It’s got juice. This is the session.

Saturday morning, September 12th is almost identical. Still 6 feet from the E, 12-second period, strong energy, and glassy with NE wind at 3 mph. Another “very good” call. Two back-to-back days of premium surf.

The swell stays in the 5 to 6 foot range through Sunday, September 13th, with clean conditions that morning too. That stretch from the 11th to the 13th is where it’s at.

Crowds: Hakashita gets “sometimes” crowded, so on those glassy, punchy mornings, expect a crew. But the waves will be worth sharing.

Bottom line: First week is a write-off except for the glassy mornings on September 6th, 7th, and 8th for small clean waves. The real deal is the glassy, long-period E swell from Friday the 11th through Sunday the 13th of September. Circle those days.

Rusty.

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