Hakshtot (Ashdod) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at this stretch of coast for a minute. Look, I’m gonna level with you – the outlook for Hakshtot (Ashdod) is a tough one. We’re in for a long, flat spell. The first real chance to even paddle out doesn’t roll around until the morning of Sunday, September 6th, and even then, it’s a small, forgettable session. Before that, from right now, you’re looking at days of tiny, onshore wind-affected junk that’s barely worth a second look. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive.

Let’s walk through it. That Sunday the 6th morning at Hakshtot (Ashdod), we get a sniff of hope. The swell is tiny, only 3 ft from the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak (44). The real story here is the wind: it’s glassy. Completely calm. That’s a big deal for this spot. It means the waves, even if small, will be clean. But it’s a beginner-friendly wave on a day where the surf quality is just “surfable but very ordinary.” It’s the best you’ll get all week, but we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel.

The following Tuesday the 8th morning also has glassy conditions, but the swell is even smaller, down to 2 ft. Again, clean, but barely a wave.

Then we get another shot on Thursday the 10th morning. The swell is back to 3 ft from the WNW, with a period of 7 seconds, and the energy is still weak (64). The wind is glassy again. This is a repeat of the same story: clean, small, and very ordinary. The afternoon gets a little bump in height to 3 ft and the energy goes into the moderate range (107), but that onshore NW wind at 12 mph ruins it. It’s a no-go.

The best of the best, if you can call it that, is the morning of Friday the 11th. The swell is 3 ft from the WNW, period 7 seconds, with a glassy north wind. The water is clean, and the waves are surfable, but it’s still a small, weak day. The afternoon turns into a onshore mess again.

Look, the pattern is clear: the mornings with glassy conditions offer the only clean windows, but the swell is always under 3 ft. The energy is weak for the entire forecast, only touching 107 once in the afternoon on the 10th, but that’s paired with bad wind. For a beginner, the small size is fine, but the lack of any real push or power is frustrating. After the 14th, it essentially dries up completely, with tiny, onshore slop straight through to the end of the 16-day window.

If you’re desperate for a paddle on a longboard, those glassy mornings are your only chance. But there’s nothing here to get excited about. It’s a flat spell that’s pretty normal for this area. The forecast can always change, though.

Rusty.

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