Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

Alright, so we’re looking at Haubush, a reef break that usually fires on a SSE direction. The whole 16-day window is a tough watch. There’s no surf worth paddling out for in the first week, and even the second week looks bleak. We’re basically looking at a long, frustrating gap until maybe the middle of the second week, but even then, it’s not good.

Starting off Monday the 3rd, we’ve got a weak, cross-shore ENE wind at 12 mph with a 4 ft ENE swell and a short 8-second period. The water is warm at 81°, about normal for this time of year. But the surf is just poor, with moderate cross-chop and a combined energy of 393 – weak stuff. That theme just repeats day after day. The wind is always cross or cross-on, never truly offshore, and the swell is either tiny, short-period, or coming from the wrong direction (ENE mostly, not the optimum SSE). Tuesday the 4th has a longer 11-second period, but it’s still only 4 ft and cross-on with light wind ripples – not worth it. Wednesday and Thursday are just more of the same, with energy dropping into the 100s.

The weekend of the 8th and 9th gets a little bump in size – 6 ft on Saturday morning, but it’s a messy 7-second E swell with a fresh cross-shore wind at 22 mph and lumpy chop. The combined energy hits 699, but it’s just ugly. No one’s having fun in that.

The second week starts with a shift. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th see a long-period SSW groundswell coming in, 15 and 14 seconds, but it’s tiny – 2 ft to 3 ft – and the wind is still cross. The energy is moderate, 571 and 395, but it’s just not enough size to do anything with, and the wind isn’t clean. Wednesday the 12th afternoon gets interesting on paper: a 4 ft S swell with an 18-second period, combined energy hitting 1043 – that’s strong energy. But the wind is still a fresh cross-shore, and the surf quality is only marginal at best. That long period on a reef like Haubush could be okay, but with that wind, it’s going to be lumpy. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th keep that S swell, but the wind gets stronger – 19 to 25 mph cross-shore – and the energy drops. By the 15th and 16th, we’re back to weak, short-period E swell and howling cross-winds.

Honestly, there is no standout session in this entire outlook. The closest we get is Wednesday afternoon the 12th with that long S groundswell and strong energy, but the wind ruins it. For a break that’s fairly consistent and exposed, this is a real dry spell. If you’re desperate, that long-period S swell might offer a few clean waves at high tide if the wind miraculously drops, but don’t bet on it. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing with all that cross-wind.

Keep the board waxed and wait for a better forecast. This one’s a write-off.

Rusty.

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