Harlyn Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this next stretch is a tough one for the Harlyn area. We're looking at a long, flat spell to kick things off, with nothing really worth paddling out for until the second week of the window.

From now through the 11th of August, it's basically a write-off. Tiny, weak waves and onshore or cross-onshore winds making a mess of things. Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th are showing a poor 3ft and 1.0ft of weak, short-period windswell, chopped up by the wind. The weekend is no better, with Sunday the 9th bringing onshore winds straight into the beach. A real bummer for the first week, with almost a full week of nothing to get excited about.

Things start to look a little more interesting around the 12th of August. We finally see a pulse of energy coming through on Wednesday morning. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the W, with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is light and cross-offshore. The combined energy jumps to (183), which is a step in the right direction. It's still pretty ordinary, but it's surfable. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no shock to the system.

Then, Thursday the 13th of August is the standout. Early morning, it's glassy calm with a 4ft swell from the W, 10-second period, and a combined energy of (235). That's the best conditions we're going to see. Harlyn is a sheltered beginner spot, so with that swell size and those clean, glassy conditions, it'll be a fun little wave for the beginners and longboarders. The wind is dead calm, so it'll be smooth as silk. Just be aware it's inconsistent, so you might have to wait for the sets.

The days after that are a mixed bag, with some clean windows but the wind often swinging around and messing with the shape. The 16th of August, a Sunday, has a bit of clean surf in the morning with a gentle offshore from the SSW for a 4ft WSW swell, giving it a score of 1 out of 10 for surfable but ordinary. It's worth a look if you're desperate, but it's nothing to write home about.

The swell gets a bit of a spike on the 17th of August, hitting 5ft, but it's a short-period, messy windswell from the N with a fresh cross-onshore wind. That's not going to be pretty. A couple of the later days, like the 19th and 20th, have clean cross-offshore winds but the swell is small and the energy is moderate at best, with the wind also picking up significantly.

So, the call is clear: if you want the best of a poor run, you're looking at the morning of Thursday the 13th of August. It's the only time in the whole 16-day window where the stars align for a clean, glassy session. Don't hold your breath for anything else.

Rusty.

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