Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a long look at what’s on the cards.

This is shaping up to be a tough stretch for surf at Haubush. We’ve got a run of pretty ordinary conditions for the next couple of weeks. The wind is going to be a real issue, blowing mostly cross-shore from the east-northeast and east for days on end, keeping things messy and lumpy.

The combined swell energy is moderate to strong – we see values around 1029 (moderate energy) on Wednesday morning, but it jumps to 1154 (moderate energy) by the afternoon. Thursday morning it’s 986. However, the quality just isn’t there with all that cross-breeze.

The water temp is sitting at 81°F with a tiny anomaly of 1°F, so it’s pretty average for the time of year – nothing to complain about on that front. It’s the wind that’s the story here.

Wednesday the 12th is a no-go. We’re looking at a 3 ft swell from the south with a very long 18-second period, but the cross-chop with 16 mph cross-winds makes for a marginal, chunky mess. Afternoon is worse as the wind picks up to 19 mph.

Thursday the 13th through Friday the 14th are just as poor. The swell hangs around 4 ft and 4 ft from the south, but the wind stays strong and fresh, making for poor conditions until Friday afternoon when it flips to a cross-off breeze that cleans things up. Still, the swell is weak and the period shortens to 14 seconds.

Then we hit a brick wall from Saturday the 15th through Monday the 17th. The swell jumps up – Saturday morning sees 8 ft from the east, and by Sunday morning it’s a solid 12 ft from the east. The combined swell energy hits 1689 and 2590 (strong to very strong wave energy). But the wind goes ballistic, with 25 to 34 mph cross-shore winds and a near gale on Sunday. This is serious kite surfing territory, not paddle surfing. The break quality is poor, and the big swell with that much wind will be a washing machine.

The following week, from the 18th through the 27th, the swell drops away to small stuff – mostly 2 ft to 4 ft, with very short periods (7 seconds) or short inconsistent ones. The wind doesn’t give us a real break until Saturday the 22nd. That afternoon, we get a glassy morning with 2 ft from the southwest, 15-second period, and a mere 3 mph wind producing glassy conditions. This is the only window that looks remotely surfable, but with such small waves and the break being a reef that’s fairly consistent but often crowded, it’s not going to fire. The combined swell energy is low at 408 (weak energy).

Honestly, if you’re desperate, the afternoon of Saturday the 22nd is your best bet – just don’t expect much. For the rest, it’s a two-week stretch of mostly blown-out or too-small slop.

Stay hopeful. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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