Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey mates, Rusty here. Let's break down what Haubush is looking like for the next couple of weeks. Got to be honest, it's a rough run. The first week and a half is basically a total loss, with an 8-day stretch of nothing but poor conditions. Don't bother waxing up just yet.

Starting Thursday the 13th, it's all bad. We got a stiff cross-shore wind from the ENE at 35 km/h, tearing up the surface. The swell is 4ft from the south with a long 15-second period, giving a combined energy of 984 (moderate). That groundswell has the juice, but that wind is just killing it. Same story Friday. Then Saturday the 15th, the swell jumps to 10ft from the east, but the period drops to a weak 9 seconds and the wind cranks up to a near gale at 50 km/h. The combined energy is a massive 1732 (very strong), but it's just a dangerous, blown-out mess – only for experts, and honestly, not even worth the paddle out. Sunday is more of the same with cross-onshore winds and a risk of thunderstorms.

That relentless cross-shore wind keeps blowing from the ENE all week. On Monday the 17th we get 3ft south swell with a nice 14-second period, but the wind is still fresh and ruining the surface. Every session just says "poor surf conditions." We finally get a break on Thursday the 20th, when the wind drops to a gentle 15 km/h breeze. The swell is tiny – only 2ft – but it's from the southwest with a very long 17-second period, and the energy is 512 (moderate). The report goes to "marginal" with a score of 2 out of 10. It's not great, but it's the cleanest we'll see in over a week. That afternoon on the 20th might offer the only decent, glassy waves of the whole stretch.

Things stay marginal through the 21st and 22nd with similar tiny south swells. Into the week of the 25th, we get another spike of easterly windswell, with waves hitting 7ft on Wednesday the 26th, but the cross-shore wind is back up to 40 km/h, making it a total choppy disaster. The last entry for Friday the 28th shows some promise – a 4ft easterly swell with a 16-second period and cross-shore wind at 25 km/h. The energy is strong at 1350 (very strong). It's still two weeks out, so it's a long-range maybe, but that's the one session I'd be watching.

So here's the bottom line: this is a lean, mean spell. If you're itching for a paddle, Thursday the 20th afternoon is your best bet for some clean, small, long-period waves. Otherwise, the wind is the story here, and it's not a good one. We need a change.

Hang in there,
Rusty.

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