Hakshtot (Ashdod) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's look at this same stretch but in feet and Fahrenheit.

Honestly, mate, it's a grim stretch for a paddle. This entire 16-day window looks like a write-off for any kind of decent surf. We are looking at a long, blank run right from the start with no real waves on offer. The swell is tiny and weak, and the wind is mostly junk. It’s the kind of setup that looks more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone with a paddle, given the onshore and cross-onshore breezes kicking up the surface.

Let's break it down, or rather, the lack of it.

Hakshtot (Ashdod) is the only game in town, and it's barely a game. The water's sitting at 85°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Nice for a swim, I guess.

From Monday, September 7th right through, the story is the same. We've got tiny, weak WNW swells. The combined energy is barely registering – we’re talking values like 59 and even dropping to single digits like 9 – that’s weak. Light and variable mornings offer glassy surfaces, but the swell is so small – just 1ft to 3ft – it’s hardly breaking. Then the afternoons get hammered by onshore NW winds up to 12 mph or more, making a mess of the already pathetic surf.

Even by the second week, say around the 17th and 18th of September, the swell bumps up only slightly to 3ft and 3ft from the NNW. But with periods as short as 5 or 6 seconds, it's just weak, wind-driven chop. That bigger day on the 18th afternoon sees a 3ft swell, but it's a short-period 5 seconds and howling onshores. Not worth a second look.

The 19th of September morning is about the best you'll see, and that's saying nothing. A 3ft swell from the NNW, period of 6 seconds, and light N winds giving it a cross-onshore texture. The forecast calls it "marginal," and I wouldn't argue. Even then, the combined energy is only 55. It's a total non-event.

Look, there are no surfable waves on offer here in this 16-day window. For Hakshtot, a blank period like this is a real possibility. It just stays flat and poor. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd leave the board in the car and find something else to do.

Rusty.

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