Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Haubush over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. This is a reef break that’s fairly consistent, but the wind has got it locked up tight for the foreseeable future, and the surf quality is just not there. The water temp is sitting at 80° F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, with only a slight anomaly of 1° F.

The outlook opens on Monday, 6 July, and straight away you’ve got a 3 ft SSW groundswell running with a long 15-second period. The combined swell energy is moderate at 800. But that ENE wind is blowing at 22 mph, cross-shore, creating lumpy, choppy conditions. It’s a no-go – poor surf across the board.

Tuesday 7 July through Sunday 12 July offers no relief. The swell size bumps up a bit – on Tuesday morning we see 7 ft from the ENE, but with an 8-second period, it’s weak and chopped up. The wind stays locked in from the ENE at 19 to 22 mph, cross-shore, and the wave comment is consistently ‘poor surf conditions.’ The combined energy during this stretch ranges from moderate to moderate (336 to 740), but it’s all messy. No standout here.

From Monday 13 July to Wednesday 15 July the pattern continues. The swell drops back to around 2 ft to 5 ft, with longer-period SSW swells (15 to 18 seconds) coming through, but the wind remains a problem. It’s still cross-shore from the ENE at 16 to 19 mph, keeping everything lumpy and poor. The energy values are moderate (542 to 749), but the quality is zero.

Thursday 16 July through Friday 17 July, things ease a little. On Friday afternoon there’s a marginal window – a 2 ft SSW swell with a 16-second period, and the wind drops to a light breeze from the east at 6 mph, cross-shore. The combined energy is 420, moderate. The wave comment finally lifts to ‘marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.’ That’s the closest we get to a recommendation, but it’s thin. Still, if you’re desperate, that’s your best shot.

Saturday 18 July to Tuesday 21 July, it’s back to poor surf with cross-shore winds from the ENE at 9 to 19 mph and swells ranging from 2 ft to 3 ft. A couple of sessions on the 21st (Tuesday morning) show marginal conditions again, with a 3 ft ESE swell and a 16-second period, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the east at 12 mph – still not clean.

Looking at the whole 16-day run, there’s basically a long gap with no real quality surf. The best you’re looking at is a brief, marginal window on Friday afternoon, 17 July, and again on Tuesday morning, 21 July. Even then, it’s barely worth paddling out. If you’ve got a kite, the constant cross-shore wind and lumpy conditions might be more fun than trying to surf this slop. For now, I’d say keep the board in the car and wait for a better forecast. Things can always turn around.

Rusty.

Read more