Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – looking at this 16-day window for Haubush, it’s a tough one. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands.

Haubush is a reef break, fairly consistent, but it’s exposed to the swell. The problem is, the wind is almost always blowing cross or cross-onshore, and it’s coming from the east and northeast, while the swell that would work best here is from the SSE. That mismatch is a killer. The water temp is sitting at 81°, which is about normal for the time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s average.

From Monday, the 3rd of August, right through to the end of the forecast on the 18th, every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. We’re looking at a solid 16-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for. The combined swell energy does get up there, hitting three-digit and even four-digit numbers like 383 (moderate energy) early on, and climbing to 974 (strong energy) by the 13th, but it’s all wind-chop and messy. The wind is a constant issue, with moderate to fresh breezes creating a lumpy cross-chop. Even when the swell gets to 6 ft on the 14th and 15th, it’s coming from the east with a short period of 8 seconds, and the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-shore. It’s blown out. For a reef break, that’s just not going to line up.

The only slight glimmer is on Tuesday the 4th, where the swell period stretches to 11 seconds, but it's still a cross-on wind and a score of 1 out of 10. That’s a "marginal" call, but honestly, with the wind, it’s a write-off. There’s no standout session here. If you’re a kite surfer, that strong, consistent cross-shore wind might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, this is a blank run. It’s a tough stretch for Haubush.

Rusty.

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