Heavens Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way at Heavens.

First off, the water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 72° with a big 4° anomaly – that’s seriously toasty for August. The surf story is a bit of a slow burn, though. The first few days are a mixed bag of marginal conditions and small, weak swell. The combined swell energy is moderate (476) on the 26th, but the swell is a short 4 ft from the S at 12 seconds, so nothing to write home about. The wind is cross, light, but it's not clean.

We’ve got a real gap here. From the 27th of August right through to the 3rd of September, it’s a run of mostly poor to marginal surf with small swell (2 ft to 3 ft) and cross-onshore or cross winds. The combined energy stays in the moderate range (297 to 527), but the wave quality is just not there. There’s a few days where the early morning winds are light, but the swell is tiny and the period is short. It’s a waiting game.

The standout window opens up on Thursday, the 3rd of September. The afternoon session is where it’s at. We’ve got a clean 5 ft swell from the SSW, period at 12 seconds, and a nice cross-offshore wind from the NW at 15 km/h. The combined energy jumps to 942 (strong), and the wave comment says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the best call of the whole period for Heavens – a proper groundswell with clean lines. The north-west wind will groom it up nicely. Because of the long period (12 seconds), it’ll have some punch, so it’s not just for beginners. The moderate energy (942) means there’s some power behind it.

After that, the 4th and 5th fade back to small, marginal surf (3 ft) with cross-shore winds, and the energy drops back to moderate (520 to 406). The 6th has a bit of a lift with 3 ft and a longer period (15 seconds) from the SSE, but the wind is a cross-onshore from the SSE, so it’s not clean. The combined energy is moderate (636). The 7th and 8th are small again, with 2 ft to 2 ft, and the 9th starts to push back up to 4 ft from the S, but the wind is cross-onshore again, so it’s messy.

Overall, the best surf is that Thursday afternoon, the 3rd of September. The rest of the week is mostly small and onshore, with a few light wind windows but not enough swell to get excited about. Heavens is consistent and exposed, so it’ll always have something, but for real quality, hold out for that Thursday session.

Rusty

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