Surf Forecasts:
Haulover surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, E swell with 43 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Haulover this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Haulover in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Haulover over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break it down.
Honestly, Haulover is looking flat and frustrating for a while. From Sunday the 23rd of August through to the end of the month, it’s mostly tiny – swell heights from 0.3ft to 2ft, coming out of the SE or E, with periods so short you barely have time to blink between waves – 3 to 5 seconds. That’s pure junk windswell. The combined energy is weak, mostly single-digit or low teens (4 to 48). Wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, turning an exposed beach/pier into a choppy mess. Nothing worth paddling for.
We get a little shift as September kicks in. Tuesday the 1st of September sees a tiny 1ft E swell, but with a period jumping to 15 seconds – that’s real groundswell energy, and the combined energy reads 60. Still small, and the wind is onshore, so it’ll be clean but super fat and weak. Not a session-maker. The 2nd and 3rd keep E swell around 1ft to 2ft, periods between 10 and 12 seconds, energy in the 50s to low 70s, but the wind stays mostly cross-onshore.
The one bright spot in this whole 16-day stretch is the morning of Friday the 4th of September. A light SSW breeze makes for clean, offshore glass. Swell is still only 1ft from the NE, 9-second period, combined energy of 57. The file calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – and they’re right. It’s nothing epic, but it’s the cleanest we’re gonna get. A little NE groundswell with light offshore wind at a beach break is the best hand we’re dealt. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of September also have early-morning clean windows with light offshores, but the swell stays around 2ft, NE, 8 seconds. Small and weak, but rideable.
Best on offer: That Friday morning the 4th of September – Haulover with 1ft NE swell, light cross-offshore wind, and glassy conditions. It’s not going to blow you away, but it’s the only truly clean, surfable window in the whole forecast.
Otherwise, it’s a long, quiet spell. Haulover is inconsistent by nature, and with these tiny, short-period swells and persistent onshore winds, a run this dead isn’t out of the ordinary. The longer-period energy showing up on the 1st and 2nd is a hint of something better, but without any height, it’s just a tease.
Don’t write off the forecast entirely – things can turn – but right now, it’s a slow stretch.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 9 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 4 |
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 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:02AM0.70m | 5:57PM0.74m | 5:59AM0.73m | 6:47PM0.78m | 6:50AM0.76m | 7:31PM0.83m | 7:37AM0.80m | 8:11PM0.86m | 8:21AM0.84m | 8:48PM0.89m | 9:03AM0.88m | 9:25PM0.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.32m | 11:40AM0.18m | 00:09AM0.30m | 12:28PM0.16m | 00:56AM0.26m | 1:11PM0.12m | 1:38AM0.22m | 1:52PM0.10m | 2:16AM0.17m | 2:30PM0.08m | 2:53AM0.12m | 3:09PM0.08m | 3:29AM0.08m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | E 10 | E 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 871 | 742 | 220 | 224 | 754 | 1160 | 437 | 437 | 1644 | 1173 | 926 | 1643 | 383 | 174 | 1644 | 220 | 349 | 750 | 349 |
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