Hakashita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The 16-day window is pretty full on here. We start with a massive, powerful pulse of swell that’s honestly more dangerous than dreamy. Then things settle down into a longer, cleaner but much smaller run. The real standout is that very first window, but only for the brave, and then a few mornings over a week from now that offer a proper breath of fresh air.

We’re looking at Hakashita (Hakashita). This is an exposed reef break, so it needs the right direction and size. The water temp here is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report.

The first surf recommendation kicks off on Thursday, August 6th. We get a solid groundswell from the ESE, peaking at 18 ft with a very long 15-second period. The combined swell energy is massive at *13350*. That’s a lot of power. The morning has a cross-off wind from the NNE at 25 km/h, which keeps things clean. But let’s be real, this size is well over 8 ft and that energy rating is proper: this is for experts only. The afternoon wind swings onshore and ramps up, making it even more of a handful.

Into Friday, August 7th, the swell is still 20 ft from the SE in the morning (*15776* energy), but the wind is a fresh cross-on at 35 km/h, which will chop it up and make it unruly. It stays too big and messy all the way through the weekend. From Saturday, August 8th, through to Monday, August 10th, conditions are rated as poor with strong cross-onshore winds. The swell drops from 10 ft to 8 ft, but those winds just ruin it. This is one of those times where the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There is a noticeable gap in quality from Tuesday, August 11th, through to Thursday, August 13th. The winds go onshore or variable, the swell drops significantly to 3 ft - 4 ft, and the energy is weak (values between *450* and *578*). It’s small and marginal.

Now for the true standout of the second week. On Friday, August 14th morning, we get a window of goodness. Winds from the NE at 10 km/h are light and cross-offshore, which will clean the waves right up. The swell is a small but clean 4 ft from the E with an 11-second period. The combined energy is low (*528*), so it’s not a barn-burner, but the conditions are described as “very good.” For a reef break that hates onshore wind, this is the session to aim for. Keep in mind it is inconsistent, so you’ll have to be patient between sets. Crowds are possible here.

Saturday, August 15th morning looks solid again with clean conditions and the same 4 ft E swell. It’s a smaller repeat of Friday.

The outlook then trails off into very small, weak surf for the rest of the 16 days. Monday, August 17th morning and Tuesday, August 18th morning offer some clean, glassy potential at 3 ft, but the energy is low. Good for a longboard or a foiling session, but not a standout.

So, to sum it up: the only real standout is that clean Friday, August 14th morning. Everything else is either too big and dangerous, or too small and wind-affected. The local conditions are making or breaking every session here.

Rusty.

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