Haubush Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – looking at this stretch ahead for Haubush, it’s a tough run. We’ve got a solid 16 days to look at, but honestly, the surf is either flat, messy, or blown out for most of it. There’s no real smooth entry point, so we’re starting off in a rough patch.

Right from Sunday, August 30th, it’s a no-go. Haubush is a reef break, and we’ve got a fresh cross-shore wind ripping at 22 mph. The swell is coming from the east at 5 ft but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds. The combined energy is only moderate at 565, and it’s all chop. That’s a write-off. Monday and Tuesday follow the same sad story – cross-shore winds, lumpy conditions.

We do get a little spike in the combined energy mid-week. On Wednesday, September 2nd, the energy climbs to 931, but the wind is still a moderate cross-shore, keeping things choppy. Thursday the 3rd gives a brief moment of hope with a 5 ft east swell and a marginal score, but the wind is a fresh cross-shore again, trashing any chance of clean waves.

Into the second week, things get bigger but uglier. Friday the 4th sees a 6 ft to 6 ft east swell, but the wind picks up to a strong breeze, and by Saturday the 5th, we’re looking at a massive 10 ft east swell with a near gale cross-shore. That’s not surf, that’s survival. The combined energy spikes to 1314 on Saturday morning, but it’s just a washing machine – poor conditions across the board. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There is one tiny window. On Monday, September 7th, in the afternoon, the wind shifts to a cross-offshore from the northeast at 19 mph. The swell is 6 ft from the ENE with a long 12-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 2496. This is the only time in the whole 16 days where we get clean conditions. The wave state is actually described as clean. But it’s a marginal call overall, and the swell is over 5 ft, so it’s on the edge for beginners. For a reef break, that long period and east-northeast direction could set up some good lines if you can handle the size. I’d be watching that session closely, but don’t get your hopes up too high.

Wednesday, September 9th, we get another big pulse – 10 ft from the ENE with a 10-second period. The combined energy is through the roof at 3074, and the wind goes light and onshore. That’s a massive amount of water moving, but the onshore wind will make it bumpy and hard to manage.

After that, it trails right off. From the 10th onwards, we’re looking at under 3 ft swells with short periods and moderate cross-shore winds. The energy drops way down to the 200s and 300s. By Monday, September 14th, the swell is only 2 ft from the southwest with a very long 21-second period. That’s a tiny, long-period groundswell – it might wrap in a bit, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

So, to sum it up: if you’re determined, the clean window on Monday afternoon, September 7th is the one to look at. Everything else is a hard pass. Haubush might be exposed to swell, but it doesn’t have the right winds to make it work. The water temp here is about average for the time of year, no big anomaly to report.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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