Hakashita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's take a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water is sitting at a pretty balmy 83°, which is just about spot on for this time of year.

For the first week, it's a mixed bag. We start off slow on Thursday the 13th with tiny 2ft S swell but glassy conditions. Honestly, it’s surfable but nothing to write home about. Friday the 14th is more of the same, with similar small 2-2ft swell, though the morning is glassy. The real pick of this first block looks like Saturday the 15th morning. We’ve got a clean 3ft from the E with glassy winds. It’s not big, but the magnet here is that early window. The combined energy is moderate at (222). The E swell is lining up with the optimum, so Hakashita should be handling it nicely but it is a reef break that is *inconsistent* and it *does* get crowded sometimes, so heads up.

Sunday the 16th also looks tidy with similar 3-3ft E swell and light, glassy winds all day, making for some nice clean little runners. Consistency is your friend there.

We hit a bit of a lull from late Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th. The swell bumps up a touch but the wind turns cross-on and the quality drops right off. Hardly worth paddling out.

Now, the second week gets interesting. Thursday the 20th morning brings a nice clean 5ft SE swell with glassy conditions again. The combined energy is moderate at (271). That’s a solid little window before the wind spoils it in the arvo.

The standout of the entire outlook, though, is Sunday the 23rd. The morning session is where it’s at. We’ve got a long-period groundswell from the ESE at 4ft, period pushing 15 seconds, and the energy is strong at (656). The wind is clean cross-off. That’s some proper, powerful swell. Because of that long period, this reef setup should produce some nice, lined-up waves, though this kind of period can make beach breaks close out. The following Monday the 24th morning is also in the running with a bigger 7ft SE swell and clean winds, but the energy is very strong at (2106). At that size, it’s getting into expert-only territory.

After that, the wind goes onshore and messy from Tuesday the 25th right through to the end of the month, with dropping swell and strong winds. The setup becomes more of a kite-surfing proposition than a paddle session by then.

So to wrap it up: the real gems are the clean, glassy mornings in the first week for small waves, and that Sunday the 23rd morning for the bigger, longer-period stuff. Don't sleep on that one.

- Rusty

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