Haulover Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for Haulover over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, we are looking at a pretty bleak stretch ahead for Haulover. The whole 16-day window is just one long flat spell with nothing worth paddling out for. From Thursday the 20th of August all the way through to Friday the 5th of September, every single session is marked as poor surf conditions with scores that don’t justify getting wet. There’s no standout window, no sneaky bump – it’s just a persistent run of weak, unsurfable energy.

The swell never gets its act together. The biggest readings we see are a measly 4 ft on the afternoon of Monday the 31st of August, but that comes with a short, jumbly period of 6 seconds and cross-onshore winds from the SSE at 12 mph. The combined energy pushes briefly into the moderate range at 156, but it’s ragged, chopped, and completely lacking any shape. The break is a beach, pier, and jetty setup that’s fairly exposed to the swell, but with that short-period chop and poor wind, it’d be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Honestly, for the few days that show a tick over 3 ft, the wind is still rubbish.

The swell we do see is mostly from the SE and ESE, with periods bouncing between 4 and 6 seconds – that’s pure windswell, short and weak. There is one weird little pulse on the morning of Friday the 28th of August where a 0.3 ft swell rolls in from the NE with a 13-second period, but it’s so tiny it’s barely a ripple. The combined energy for that is only 20, which tells you all you need to know.

Water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, no real anomaly to get excited about.

Because the break is listed as inconsistent, a blank run like this isn’t totally out of the ordinary for Haulover. It tends not to stay this poor forever, and forecasts can change, but for now, there are absolutely no spots to recommend. Save your energy and wait for the next real swell.

Rusty.

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