Hakshtot (Ashdod) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's take a squiz at what's happening for Hakshtot (Ashdod) over the next couple of weeks.

Truth be told, it's a pretty flat and quiet stretch ahead. We're looking at a real dry spell with barely a ripple worth getting excited about for the vast majority of the period. The water is sitting at a toasty 85°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit.

We kick things off with a long gap of nothing but poor surf conditions. From the 6th right through until the morning of the 9th of September, the wave energy is weak, sitting between 19 and 67 in the combined energy reading. Swell is tiny, barely 2ft to 3ft, with a short, weak period around 6 to 8 seconds. The wind is mostly on it or messy, so no go.

The first real glimmer of anything happens on Wednesday the 9th of September. The early morning is glassy calm, with a light 2ft swell from the WNW and a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy reading is 67, which is still on the weak side, but those glassy conditions mean the surface will be clean. I'd call it surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon though, the wind swings onshore and it's back to square one.

We get little pockets of glassy conditions on the Thursday and Friday mornings as well with the swell still tiny (2ft to 2ft). The energy is really struggling, down in the 20s and 30s. It's just not enough to get excited about.

The pattern repeats — glassy mornings with minimal swell and onshore afternoons. There's a small pulse on the 17th of September Thursday afternoon, with the swell bumping up to 3ft but the wind is on it from the NW, making it messy again.

Finally, the best we've got in this whole 16-day window is the morning of Friday the 18th of September. It's glassy, calm, and the swell is 3ft out of the WNW with a 7-second period. The combined energy reading is 59, still very weak, but with perfect glassy conditions, the little waves that do show will be as clean as they come. It's not a standout by any stretch, but it's the best on offer for a beginner-friendly wave. Keep expectations low, it's just a tiny, clean wave to get wet on.

After that, it trails off again into the same pattern of tiny, weak swell and onshore afternoons right through to the end of the forecast on the 21st of September.

So there you have it. A long, drawn-out flat spell. The only real chance is to hit those glassy mornings, especially Friday the 18th, if you're desperate for a paddle. Otherwise, the board's staying in the car.

Rusty.

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