Hakashita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the table.

Well, the outlook starts with a bang, but it’s not a pretty one for us regular surfers. For the first week and a half, Hakashita is absolutely mauled by a huge, powerful swell. We’re talking monster energy levels, with the combined swell energy hitting a staggering 13390 on Thursday morning. That’s a serious amount of water moving. Swell heights are sitting between 18ft and 20ft with a beefy 15-second period from the ESE. The wind is howling cross-shore and cross-on, so the surface is going to be lumpy, choppy, and generally messy. This is strictly for absolute experts on big-wave guns, and even then, the wind is a problem. For the average surfer, you can forget it for the first few days.

Thursday morning and afternoon is just too big and ugly. The wind comes on strong from the NE and ENE at 15 to 22 mph. It’s not going to be a pleasant paddle out with that kind of energy bouncing around. While the swell direction is generally matching the optimum SE from the guide, the sheer size and wind wreck it for most.

By Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th, the swell drops back to a more manageable 8ft to 8ft, but the wind is still cross-on from the east. The period drops too, especially on Sunday morning when it’s only 8 seconds. The energy is still high, sitting around 1356 to 2389, but the conditions are just "choppy" and "poor". It’s a bit of a write-off for paddle surfing.

We finally get a glimmer of hope on Tuesday the 11th of August. The afternoon session looks like the standout of this whole period. A glassy wind comes in from the ESE at only 3 mph, with a 5ft SSE swell and an 11-second period. The combined energy has dropped to a mellow 750, which is much more friendly. This is clean, glassy, and surfable for intermediates. The water temperature is a warm 84°F, which is about average for this time of year. It won't be massive, but it will be the best quality waves we see in this window.

Wednesday the 12th morning is also glassy with clear skies and a 4ft S swell, but the period is only 10 seconds and energy is low at 364. It’s a small, clean day.

After that, from the 14th onward, we slide back into a small, inconsistent pattern with onshore winds and poor conditions. There’s a small window with offshore wind on the morning of Saturday the 15th, with a 3ft E swell, but the period is 11 seconds, so combined with a cross-off wind, it might be rideable for the dedicated longboarder. Nothing special though. The 17th morning also shows clean conditions with a cross-off breeze and a tiny 3ft swell.

The best bet is Tuesday 11th August afternoon – that glassy, 5ft groundswell at Hakashita is your best chance for a clean surf session in this forecast.

Rusty.

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