Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s going on in our local waters.

First up, the big picture: the next 16 days are mostly a write-off for decent surf. There’s a massive stretch of poor conditions, so don’t get your hopes up. The only real window of something rideable is a tiny blip on the afternoon of Wednesday, 29 July, and then it gets ugly again for a long, long time.

Let’s start with that one bright spot. Wednesday afternoon, 29 July, at Haubush (reef). The swell is a tiny 3ft coming from the south, with a long period of 14 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, so it’ll have some shape and energy, but it’s small. The real win here is the wind going glassy, which is a major positive. It’ll be clean. The water temperature is 80°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The combined swell energy is moderate (543). This is your best bet, but it’s for a very short window and for smaller boards.

Now, the bad news. From Thursday morning, 30 July, right through to the end of the forecast on 12 August, the conditions are poor. The wind is almost always a fresh to strong cross-shore from the ENE, creating lumpy, messy, cross-chop. The swell is mostly small to medium, with periods that are either short and weak or, when the period is longer, the wind ruins it. The combined energy values are often in the moderate to strong range (like 827, 881, 1127), but that energy is messy and poorly directed.

For a reef break like Haubush, the cross-shore winds are a killer. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during those long, windy stretches. There’s a run of days with no recommendations at all, so you’re looking at a gap of over a week where it’s not worth paddling out unless you’re desperate for a chop fight.

Honestly, save your energy. The glassy window on Wednesday afternoon is the only true standout. Everything else in the 16-day window is a mess.

- Rusty

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