Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me take a good look at what we’ve got coming up for Haubush. Just one spot on the radar here, a reef break that’s fairly consistent and exposed to the swell. It’s an intermediate wave and usually sees crowds, so you’ll want to plan ahead if you’re after a peak.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this 16-day window is a tough one. There is swell on the table, but the wind and conditions are fighting us almost every step of the way. For the first several days, we’re dealing with moderate to fresh cross-shore winds that are messing up the surface. The combined wave energy is actually strong, sometimes very strong (values between 2000 and 5600), but it’s all getting chopped up by the wind or coming in with questionable tide conditions. The swell from Saturday the 5th through Monday the 7th is between 6ft and 10ft, and that bigger end (over 8ft) is really only for experts, but it’s not clean enough to recommend anyway.

The standout? If I’m picking the best on offer, it’s Saturday the 12th of September. That morning we’ve got clean 4ft swell from the ENE with a gentle cross-shore breeze and only moderate energy (526). It’s nothing epic, but it’s the cleanest we see all window. The afternoon cleans up even more with a cross-offshore wind from the NE, but the swell drops to 4ft with a short 8-second period, and the energy dips to 446. Still, no chop, no mess—just small, rideable waves. For a reef, that short period means it’ll be a bit weak, but it’s the best you’re gonna get.

We do see a late-flare from the south-west on the 15th and 16th of September, with longer-period swell (18 to 21 seconds) and moderate energy around 864 to 1102. But the winds stay cross or cross-on from the east, so it’s never glassy. The longer period does mean good shape potential for a reef like Haubush, but that cross-chop is going to knock the shine off.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year—no big anomaly to talk about, so just your usual wetsuit situation.

After the 12th, it’s basically a long stretch of poor conditions and marginal calls all the way to the end on Sunday the 20th. The wind stays strong from the east or ENE, often fresh to strong, and the swell is small and messy. Not much to get excited about.

Bottom line: if you can get out Saturday the 12th, it’s your best shot. The rest of the period is a write-off. Don’t hold your breath.

- Rusty

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