Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way for Haubush. This reef break is exposed to the swell, and it prefers a SSE direction. The water temp anomaly is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.

To be honest, the first week and a half is a bit of a write-off. There’s plenty of swell energy kicking around – we’re talking moderate to strong energy levels, with readings like 1840 and even hitting 4523 on Monday the 7th – but the wind is a mess. We’ve got fresh cross-shore breezes, cross-onshore slop, and onshore winds blowing straight into the face. It’s all lumpy cross-chop and messy conditions. The scores reflect it: not worth paddling out. That big spike on Monday afternoon is 3.0m from the SW, but with a fresh cross-onshore wind at 19 mph, it’s blown-out junk for all but the most dedicated. Tuesday the 8th keeps the trend with onshore winds and a dropping swell. By Wednesday the 9th, the swell drops right back to 0.9m, and while the wind lightens, the energy is low at 526, and it’s still onshore or cross-shore. Marginal at best.

From Thursday the 10th through to the start of the second week, there’s a long gap of nothing but marginal or poor conditions. The swell is inconsistent and small, mostly under 1.4m, with short periods under 11 seconds or long period but low energy. The wind stays cross-shore and moderate, keeping the surface messy. There’s a brief moment on Sunday the 13th afternoon when the wind turns cross-offshore and it cleans up, but the swell is a measly 1.1m from the ENE with a 7-second period – weak and gutless, with energy at just 239. Not exactly firing.

Into the second week, from Monday the 14th onwards, the swell gets even smaller – dropping to 0.5m and 0.9m – and the wind stiffens. By Wednesday the 16th, we’re seeing fresh to strong cross-shore breezes at 19 to 25 mph, making the surface lumpy and messy. The energy climbs back up into the 600–900 range, but it’s all long-period SSW groundswell with no real power behind it for this break. The conditions just aren’t there.

Honestly, there’s no standout session in this 16-day window. The wind is the enemy, and the swell either comes from the wrong direction or gets chewed up by the breeze. If you’re desperate, maybe the cross-offshore moment on Sunday the 13th afternoon gives you a clean-ish wave, but it’s tiny. Otherwise, this is a long, flat, blown-out run. Haubush needs a proper SSE swell with light offshore winds to show its true colours, and we just aren’t getting that here.

Rusty.

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