Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s cut through it. Lookin’ at the whole 16-day window for Haubush, and I gotta be honest with ya – it’s a rough stretch. This is a reef break, exposed to the swell, and it’s pretty consistent when conditions line up, but the wind just won’t give us a break for most of the run. There’s a long, frustrating gap of poor conditions before we finally get a little glimmer at the very, very end.

The opening is a write-off. From Saturday, August 29th all the way through to Monday, September 7th, it’s just no good. We’ve got cross-shore winds blowing 15 to 25 mph the whole time, whipping up a lumpy cross-chop. The wave comment says it all: “poor surf conditions.” Not a single session scores above a zero. There’s some moderate combined wave energy – readings around 455 to over 1200 (moderate to very strong) – but with that constant ENE wind, it’s messy. Swell sizes bounce around 2 ft to 7 ft, mostly from E or ENE with some S pulses, but it’s all junky. The water temp sits at 81°, which is about average for the time of year.

We roll into Tuesday, September 8th, and things start to shift a little. The wave comments change to “marginal surf forecast.” Still, we’re dealing with fresh cross-shore winds at 19 mph, so it’s lumpy. The swell starts to get some size, hitting 7 ft ENE with an 11-second period on the Tuesday afternoon, and the energy jumps way up to 1805 (very strong). For Wednesday the 9th, we’ve got 6 ft to 7 ft ENE swell with a 10-second period, but still cross-shore wind. The rating nudges up to a 2/10 on Wednesday morning, but honestly, it’s still not what you’d paddle out for unless you’re desperate.

Thursday, September 10th pushes into that bigger range, with 10 ft ENE swell arriving, but the period drops to 8 seconds. That’s short-period, wind-driven stuff. Combined energy is 2118 and 2346 (very strong), but with a fresh breeze, it’s lumpy. This kind of size and short period at a reef with cross-shore wind is more of a messy, drifty situation. Not the good kind of big. Too big for beginners for sure.

Then we hit a real lull again. Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12th have the wind turning onshore from the SE and S, blowing 12 to 22 mph. Swell hangs around 5 ft to 8 ft from the S, but it’s onshore and lumpy. “Poor surf conditions” is the word. That’s a no-go.

Finally, the last session in the window, Sunday, September 13th afternoon, is the one standout. I mean, it’s not a classic, but after two weeks of junk, we’ll take it. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – from the SSW at just 3 mph. The swell drops to 3 ft from the E with a short 7-second period, so it’s not gonna have much shape or power, and the combined energy is light at 155 (weak). The comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” scoring a 1/10. It’s small and weak, but it’s clean. If you’ve got a log and just want to get wet in some smooth water, that’s your window. Because the wind is light and glassy, the surface will be clean for Haubush.

For the whole 16 days, there’s no true standout. The only real chance to get wet without getting chewed up by wind is the Sunday afternoon on September 13th. It’s small, weak, and ordinary – but at least it’s glassy.

Rusty.

Read more