Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up at Haubush.

Honestly, the outlook starts pretty flat and ugly. For the first several days, through to the end of the first week, the wind is howling out of the ENE at 18 to 25 mph, and it’s cross-shore the whole time. The water is warm, about 81°, and running about average for this time of year, but the surf is poor – messy chop, lumpy conditions, no real shape. There’s moderate wave energy (912 to 1302) but it’s a waste.

Then, around the 5th, the swell ramps up a bit – 6 ft from the east, with a longer 14-second period. The combined energy climbs into the thousands (2182), but with that persistent cross-shore wind and a “lumpy cross-chop” description, it’s still only marginal. The 7th shows a slight improvement: morning winds go cross-offshore with ENE at 12 mph, and we get 6 ft from the SW, period 12 seconds, and some decent energy (2583). But the surf quality is still only a contestable marginal call. Not a standout.

Now the big one: the morning of Tuesday the 8th. That’s the date I want you to circle. We’ve got a massive 18 ft SSW swell, period 15 seconds, and the combined energy is a whopping 13306 – that’s very strong. But here’s the catch… the wind is blowing onshore from the SSE at a near gale force 31 mph, with a risk of thunderstorms. That’s going to absolutely destroy the wave face. This is an expert-only proposition, and even then, it’s probably more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing. Not a day for the everyday surfer.

After that, it drops back to small, messy junk until we hit the 12th and 13th of September. Saturday the 12th afternoon, the wind goes glassy – a slight air from the south at just 3 mph – with 4 ft from the ENE, period 11 seconds. That is genuinely “expect very good surf conditions,” and the energy is moderate at 557. That’s the best-looking window in the whole outlook, and it lines up right when the swell is small but clean and the break has that reef structure to handle it. This is the standout for me here at Haubush. Crowds? This place can get busy, so if you want a peak, you’ll need to be early.

Sunday the 13th afternoon isn’t terrible either: 5 ft ENE, 10 seconds, with light cross-shore breeze, but it’s more marginal. After that, there’s a tiny little clean-up around the 15th with 4 ft from the SW, 20-second period, and light onshore wind – some real long-period groundswell energy coming through (1017). That’s a good sign for a reef, but you’d want the wind to be kinder.

In short, if you’re waiting for something good, hold out for the afternoon of Saturday the 12th. The surf before is a write-off, and the 8th is a cyclone mess only for the kamikaze crew.

Rusty.

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