Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’m lookin’ at the next couple of weeks at Haubush. Honestly, mate, I’ve got to be straight with you – this stretch is a tough one to swallow. The overall pattern is dominated by persistent cross-shore winds, mostly from the ENE, and a whole lot of lumpy, messy conditions. The swell is there, but it’s rarely lined up with the right wind or tide, so we’re looking at a long, frustrating gap before anything even remotely sessionable appears.

The water temp is sitting about 81° (0.4° anomaly), so pretty average for the time of year, nothing special.

We kick off the forecast on Friday, September 4th, with a south swell pushing 5 ft at 13 seconds (moderate energy around 1288), but the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 22 mph, creating lumpy cross-chop. It’s a write-off. The whole first week is a mess – Saturday and Sunday see the swell bump up to 7 ft but with the same wind issues, and it’s constantly described as marginal or poor. By Monday, September 7th, the swell hits 8 ft, and by Monday afternoon we’re looking at 12 ft at 15 seconds from the SW (very strong energy, 7698), but it’s cross-onshore with a fresh breeze. That’s only for experts, and the conditions are choppy – not good for paddling, more like a kite-surfing setup.

There’s a bit of a tease on Wednesday, September 9th, with the swell dropping to 3 ft but at a solid 14-second period. The wind is light and cross-onshore, so it’s marginal at best. You’d be scratching for a wave.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Thursday, September 10th, right through to the end of the 16 days, it’s nearly all poor surf conditions with cross-shore winds in the 19 mph range. The swell comes and goes – some smaller ENE swells, a few longer-period SSW pulses – but the wind never lets up. There’s a small window on Tuesday, September 15th, with a 3 ft SSW swell at a very long 21 seconds (moderate energy, 1244), but the wind is still a fresh cross-shore. That long period is best suited for a point or reef, but Haubush is a reef break, so it might hold something, but it’s only marginal.

The standout, if you can call it that, is probably the afternoon of Sunday, September 6th, where the swell is 7 ft at 14 seconds from the SSW (strong energy, 3272) with a moderate cross-shore wind. It’s still not clean, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. The forecast is pretty reliable in the short term – what you see is what you get, and it’s not pretty. Long-range, nothing changes, so don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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