Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about the surf. The next two weeks are a bit of a slog. The first real waves show up Saturday morning, but it’s messy, and it never really cleans up into anything special. There’s a pulse of bigger energy mid-week, but the wind ruins it.

Saturday the 5th we’ve got about 6ft of east swell pushing in, but it’s cross-shore with a 12-16 mph breeze, so it’s choppy and a fight. The combined energy is strong, around 2055. Water temp is 81°, which is average for this time of year. The period is 14 seconds – nice long groundswell, but at a beach break it’d be fat and straight. Haubush is a reef, so that helps, but the wind kills the quality. Not a standout.

Sunday the 6th drops to 5ft, still east, period 12 seconds, but the wind picks up to 19 mph in the morning – fresh and lumpy. Afternoon is lighter but still cross. Energy drops to around 1489. Marginal.

Monday the 7th sees the swell swing southwest, building to 7ft in the morning with a 14-second period, and energy jumps to 3250. But the wind goes cross-onshore, and by afternoon it’s a fresh 19 mph with lumpy conditions. A write-off. Tuesday the 8th brings the biggest swell – 10ft southwest, 11-second period, onshore wind at 19 mph. That’s expert-only, and with that wind, it’s a washing machine. Energy is 3420. Not recommended.

From Wednesday the 9th onward, the swell drops right off. We’re looking at 3ft or less for days, with periods between 14 and 21 seconds – some very long-period groundswell, but tiny and mostly cross-shore or onshore winds. Energy falls to between 387 and 1076. Nothing is breaking clean.

There’s a slight uptick around the 12th and 13th with 5ft to 6ft of short-period easterly windswell (7-8 seconds), but the wind is fresh cross-shore and lumpy. Not worth it.

The only half-decent window might be Thursday the 17th morning and afternoon, where we get a cross-offshore breeze and clean faces, but it’s only 3ft of southwest swell with a 16-second period. Combined energy is 745. That’s a gutless wave for a reef, but at least it’s clean. Still, not a standout.

Overall, there’s no true standout. The swell is either too big with bad wind, or too small and messy. If you’re desperate, the morning of the 17th might offer a clean little wave for a longboard, but don’t expect much. For kite surfers, the bigger, windier days (Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th) with 7ft to 10ft and strong onshore or cross-onshore wind would actually be more interesting than paddling.

Rusty.

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