Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Haubush for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, the first week or so is gonna be a bit of a grind. Sunday the 9th kicks off with a messy 4 ft from the ENE with a short 8-second period and a fresh cross-breeze. The water’s sittin’ at 81°F, which is pretty average for this time of year, so no surprises there. That combined energy is only moderate at 564, and the waves are just lumpy. Not a day to get excited about.

We’ve got a big gap here – basically from now until the 14th, it’s all cross-shore wind with small, weak swell. The combined energy climbs a bit mid-week, hitting 1044 on Wednesday the 12th with a 3 ft S swell at 18 seconds, but that fresh cross-breeze is still messin’ it up. Thursday the 13th morning sees 5 ft from the S at 16 seconds, but again, cross-wind and lumpy.

Things get proper interesting on the 15th Saturday. The swell starts to fill in from the ENE, jumping to 7 ft Saturday morning and then a solid 12 ft Saturday afternoon. The wind is cross-offshore, and the combined energy rockets to 6047 – that’s strong energy, lads. It’s still marked as marginal for tide, but clean.

Now, the standout. Sunday the 16th of August is the call. We’ve got a solid 12 ft swell from the ENE with a 13-second period – a groundswell with plenty of grunt. The combined energy is massive at 4184, and the wind goes offshore at 3 mph in the morning, then glassy in the afternoon. The wave comment says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers” because 12 ft is big. This is a reef break that’s exposed, favouring a SSE optimum direction, but with that ENE swell it’ll still unload. For experienced guys and gals only, the clean glassy faces will be a dream. Crowds are often so expect company.

After that high, Monday the 17th drops right back to 3 ft from the S with a cross-breeze, and then it’s back to small junk. From the 18th through the 24th, we’re looking at mostly weak, short-period swell between 2 ft and 6 ft, with fresh cross-breezes and poor conditions. A couple of days in the second week have a bit of energy, like the 20th with a 3 ft SW swell at 18 seconds and 549 combined energy, but the wind is just not your friend. The final record on the 24th Monday afternoon has 3 ft SSW and clean conditions with a cross-offshore, but it’s too far out to bank on.

So, the short story: suffer through the first week for one absolute belter on Sunday the 16th. After that, it’s pretty quiet again.

Rusty.

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