Haulover Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get right into it.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Haulover over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a real flat spell, with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The first few days are a write-off, and honestly, it’s a long stretch of nothing much.

Wednesday 22nd July kicks things off with a tiny 2ft swell from the SE, but with a shocking period of just 4 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell, and it’s messy. The wind is a cross-onshore breeze at 12 mph, making it choppy. The water temp is a warm 86°F, which is about 1°F above normal, so it’s pleasant for a swim, but not for surfing. The combined energy is a weak 20 – not worth getting wet for. That “poor surf conditions” label is spot on. This theme continues right through Thursday and Friday, with the same tiny, weak swell and poor winds. The wave energy stays in the low 20s and 30s – just pathetic.

Saturday 25th July and Sunday 26th July offer a tiny bit of hope, but it’s still grim. The swell is still 2ft or less, short period, and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore. On Sunday morning, we get a little light 6 mph cross-offshore breeze from the SSW, which cleans things up for the 1ft, 8-second swell, but the energy is only 13. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

The whole of the first week is a bust. The wind finally turns offshore on Monday 27th July afternoon, with a fresh 19 mph breeze from the south, cleaning up a 2ft, 3-second windswell. The energy is a measly 16. It’s clean, but the period is so short the waves will be crumbly and weak. That’s more of a kite-surfing breeze than a surfer’s swell.

From Tuesday 28th July all the way through to Saturday 1st August, it’s the same story: tiny 0.7ft swells from the east with periods of 8 seconds. The combined energy is in the single digits or low teens – less than 20. The wind switches between cross-off, cross, and cross-on, but there’s just no size. The standout moment in this whole bleak run is Thursday 30th July morning, when the wind goes glassy at 3 mph from the SSE. The swell is still only 0.7ft with 8 seconds, and the energy is 9. It’s a mirror-flat ocean, which is beautiful, but there’s no wave to catch.

The second week stays quiet. Sunday 2nd August through to Tuesday 4th August is all 0.7ft swells, with clean conditions thanks to cross-offshore winds, but the energy is barely breaking 10. The most interesting day is Monday 3rd August, with a 16 mph offshore wind from the west cleaning up a 2ft to 2ft, 4-second windswell from the S/SSE. The energy finally climbs to 14 and 17 in the afternoon. It’s clean and offshore, but the period is short, so it’ll be bumpy and weak. Still, if you’re desperate, that’s your best look.

The final few days, Wednesday 5th August to Thursday 6th August, are back to tiny 0.7ft swells with onshore winds and energy in the 5 to 10 range. Nothing to write home about.

In a nutshell: There are no quality surf options in this 16-day window. The swell is too small and weak, and the periods are too short to generate any power. The best of a bad bunch would be the clean, offshore conditions on Monday 3rd August, but even then, the wave energy is minimal. For a spot like Haulover, a blank run like this is more normal than not – it’s just the way it goes. Keep the board waxed, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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