Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ll break it down for you now.

First up, Haubush. It’s a reef break that picks up swell pretty consistently, but the next 16 days? Mostly a dud, to be honest. Water’s about 81°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, no big surprise there.

Right now, Thursday morning, August 20, there’s a tiny 2ft swell from the SW with a super long 18-second period. The combined energy is moderate (434), but the wind’s blowing light onshore, so the surface ain’t great. Pretty marginal.

That Thursday afternoon cleans up – same 2ft SW swell, 17 seconds, wind goes glassy. That’s clean as a whistle but still just too small to get stoked about.

Friday the 21st keeps it small – around 3ft from the SSW, long periods in the 16–17 second range. Morning’s got light onshore, but the afternoon goes glassy again. Still tiny though.

Then we hit a long nasty stretch. From Saturday the 22nd all the way through to Monday the 31st of August, it’s pretty grim. Cross-shore winds from the ENE, 30–40 km/h most days, whipping up lumpy messy chop. Swell sizes bounce around 2ft to 5ft, but periods get short – 7–8 seconds – and that wind kills any chance of quality. The combined energy gets strong at times – 515, 525, 544, even up to 1081 – but the ocean’s just blown out. On a reef, that cross-shore gale makes it look better for kiting than paddling.

Things finally ease around Thursday, September 3. Morning has 5ft E swell at 9 seconds with a light cross-shore, still marginal. Afternoon is the real highlight: 5ft E swell, 9 seconds, clean with a cross-off breeze from the NE. That’s the best wave of the whole window – clean, rideable size.

Friday the 4th of September brings 4ft E swell in the morning, light onshore, nothing flash. The afternoon bumps up to 6ft ENE swell at 9 seconds, light cross, still not perfect but starting to push some size.

Best call? The afternoon of Thursday, September 3 – clean 5ft swell with light winds. That’s your target, but it’s two weeks out, so don’t get your hopes too high. Check back closer.

Rusty.

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