Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s cut through the fat here. This 16-day run from the 14th of August is mostly a dead loss for Haubush. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. We’re looking at a whole lot of cross-shore wind, lumpy mess, and barely any rideable swell for the first week and a half. Water temp is 82°F, which is about dead average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first week is toast. Friday afternoon kicks off with a 4ft south swell but it’s getting hammered by a 35 km/h ENE cross-breeze. The energy reading is 933 – that’s weak to moderate – but it’ll feel like less. Saturday pumps up to 8ft to 10ft, but it’s short-period easterly junk and the wind is strong and messy. No dice. Sunday is still blown out and choppy. By Monday arvo the wind drops a bit, but the swell dies to under 3ft and it’s still cross-shore. Just poor.

We grind through the week with cross-shore breezes and weak, long-period southern pulses. The period’s long, but so what when the wind’s got it all choppy? Around the 20th and 21st, we get a bit of a shift – SE winds, lighter – but the swell is still tiny, 2ft to 3ft. A couple “marginal” calls, but you’d be chasing shadows. The 22nd and 23rd are more of the same – light cross-onshore, bugger-all size. Not worth the petrol.

Now, I’m a patient man, and this is where it pays off. The 27th of August, a Thursday, is our only real shot. That afternoon the wind goes to zero – glassy, flat calm. Swell is a modest 4ft, but it’s from the east with a 17-second period – that’s proper groundswell, a reef-break special. The energy is up to 1392, moderate, but it’s the clean conditions that make this shine. This is the standout of the whole run. But it’s a week and a half out, so treat it like a promise that might break.

The 28th is still rideable – 4ft from the east, light cross-onshore – but not as good as that Thursday glass-off. And that’s your lot. The tail end fades into weak, short-period slop. So here’s the deal: this is a long, dry spell for us. But I’ve seen it turn around before, and that Thursday arvo is the one I’ve got my eye on. Might just be worth a paddle if you can wait.

Rusty.

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