Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is a rough stretch coming up. We’re looking at Haubush only, a reef break, and the first half of this 16-day window is a write-off. Don’t bother paddling out this Saturday the 15th or Sunday the 16th. We’re talking a vicious 31 mph cross-shore wind, near gale-force, with swell numbers climbing up to 13 ft from the east. It’s not surfable – it’s a washing machine. The combined energy is massive at 1858 for Saturday morning, but the cross-chop and wind will make it a battle zone. That’s not a surf check, that’s a storm warning.

We then hit a dry spell. From Monday the 17th all the way through to Friday the 21st, the swell drops right out, barely pushing 3 ft. The wind is still cross or cross-onshore and dumping a cross-chop on the face. The wave comment is “poor” or “marginal” at best, with combined energy values tanking to around 250 to 415. It’s just not worth it.

There’s a little flicker on Saturday the 22nd. Haubush sees a session where the wind goes glassy – absolute glass – by the afternoon. Light wind from the south, making it nearly dead calm. We’ve got a 3 ft groundswell from the SSW with a 16-second period. That’s a long-period, high-energy groundswell, which is perfect for a reef. The combined energy is at 430, which is moderate, but that period means the waves will be tidy and have good shape. This is your best and only real window for clean waves. It’s a Saturday, and the break is “often” crowded, so expect company. But for clean, lined-up reef waves with a soft knee-high to waist-high push, that’s the call. Water temp is around 82°F, which is about normal for the time of year.

After that, it’s back into the doldrums. Sunday the 23rd to Saturday the 29th of August is a long, flat-to-crappish run. The swell stays below 5 ft most of the time, and the wind is a consistent 12-19 mph cross-shore – fresh breeze, lumpy cross-chop. The energy climbs a bit towards the end of that week, hitting 1797 on Thursday the 27th morning, but with a 4 ft E swell and a fresh breeze, it's still messy. The wave comment is stuck on “marginal.”

The very end of the outlook, Sunday the 30th of August, shows a slight lift. Swell bumps up to 7 ft from the ENE with a 13-second period, combined energy at 1464 (strong), but the wind is still a cross-shore moderate breeze. It’s “marginal” again. For a reef break, with that east wind direction being cross, it’s going to be choppy and hard to find a clean face. For the experienced crew, there might be some heavy, walled-up sections at high tide, but it’s not for the faint-hearted or beginners.

Bottom line: the one and only standout is the glassy afternoon on Saturday the 22nd. That’s your window. Anything before that is blown out, and anything after is wind-affected and chunky. The rest of the period is a gamble.

- Rusty

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