Happys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Happys are a real struggle. There’s no standout session, no window where the stars align. It’s a long, flat run with nothing worth paddling out for, and I’ll walk you through it.

Starting Sunday the 6th of September, we’ve got tiny swell around 3ft to 3ft from the NNE, but the wind is cross and a bit messy, with poor surf conditions. The combined energy is weak (54 to 72). Monday the 7th stays poor – a little bump of 4ft from the SE, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Tuesday the 8th is more of the same, with small 2ft to 4ft swells and onshore winds. Wednesday the 9th brings a bit more energy (294) with a 4ft SE swell, but the wind is cross or cross-onshore, so it’s still poor. Thursday the 10th gets lumpy with an 8ft SE swell and strong cross-onshore winds – that’s too big and messy, combined energy at 618 but it’s a write-off for clean surfing. The rest of the first week and into the second week just drags on with poor conditions, small swell, and wind that never gives us a break. There’s a brief moment on Monday the 14th morning where it goes glassy, but the swell is only 3ft from the E with weak energy (71) – flat and lifeless. From there, it’s a string of days with 2ft to 3ft swells, cross-shore winds, and weak energy right through to the 21st of September. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

Happys is a sheltered point break, and it’s fairly consistent, but this forecast is a dud. The swell direction never matches the optimum NE direction, and the wind is never clean offshore. Even the longer-period swells on the 18th and 19th (from the SE at 11-12 seconds) are too small and have poor wind. This is one of those stretches where the spot just doesn’t fire. If you’re a kite surfer, the bigger, windier days might be more interesting, but for paddle surfing, save your energy.

Rusty.

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