Hakshtot (Ashdod) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for Hakshtot (Ashdod) over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty grim stretch. The whole 16-day window is looking like a flat spell for the most part. We're talking tiny, weak swells and winds that are pretty much always onshore or cross-shore. There's a few mornings where it goes glassy, but there's just no energy to work with. The combined energy of all swells directed here barely cracks double figures most days, sitting at weak levels around (36-79) even on the less terrible days. The water temperature is about 83.5°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

The closest thing to a standout – and I'm using that term loosely – would be Thursday morning, the 30th of July. We've got a tiny 3.0ft NW swell, but more importantly, the wind is glassy. The swell period is a short 7 seconds, so it's not going to have any grunt, but for a beginner on a longboard, those clean, tiny conditions might be all you need. After that, we're back into a long stretch of nothing. The morning of Friday the 7th of August is glassy again, but with a 2.3ft WNW swell and a 6 second period, it's still just a dribble.

For the rest of the run, it's a wasteland. The wind is almost always onshore from the NW, and the swell heights are consistently below 2.6ft with periods under 8 seconds. The combined wave energy plummets to single digits by the second week, like on the 10th of August with a combined energy of just (5). Unless you're desperate for a float on a foamie in the middle of summer, there's nothing here to get excited about. The setup is a beach, so with the persistent onshore wind and tiny waves, this one looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the forecasts – it can't be this flat forever.

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