Heavens Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, let’s be real about this stretch. It’s going to be a test of patience. Looking at the full 16-day window for Heavens, there’s not a whole lot of juice. The first several days are pretty much a write-off unless you're keen on a flat spell.

Water temp is a toasty 72°, and that’s about 8° warmer than it should be for this time of year. That's proper tropical, but it doesn't make up for the lack of waves.

Wednesday the 9th kicks off with a tiny 2 ft swell from the SW, a long 16-second period, and weak energy at 292. Wind is light and cross from the W. It’s glassy-ish, but there’s just nothing to ride. It’s marginal, at best. The afternoon picks up to 2 ft but the cross-chop shows up and makes it ugly. Not worth the effort.

Thursday the 10th, we get a little bump to 3 ft from the SW with a 17-second period and the energy gets moderate at 479. Wind is light cross-onshore from the SSE, which adds a bit of texture. It’s still pretty weak for a beach break, and the call is poor. The afternoon backs off to 3 ft, still nothing to get excited about.

Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are more of the same. Swell is in the 2-3 ft range, with light, mostly cross-onshore winds. The energy drops back into the low 100s and high 100s. This is grovel city, folks.

We hit a real flat spell from Saturday afternoon through to Tuesday the 15th. Swell bottoms out at 1 ft, 1 ft. Energy is weak, under 200. You could water-ski out there and not hit a bump.

Then, Wednesday the 16th, a pulse of long-period energy shows up. It’s still small, 2 ft from the SSW, but with a long 17-18 second period. The energy reads a moderate 316-326. Winds are light and cross, so there’s a chance for a clean-ish wave. It’s tiny, but it’s the most interesting thing we've seen.

This holds through Thursday the 17th and into Friday the 18th. Still 2-2 ft, with long 15-19 second periods. The afternoons get a moderate cross-shore W breeze that puts a bit of a chop on it.

The weekend of the 19th and 20th is where we see the best of the bunch. Swell stays small, 2-3 ft, but the energy readings are consistently moderate (332-444). Winds are light, which is huge. It's not big, but the light wind means it could be clean. Sunday afternoon (the 20th) looks like the pick of the run: 3 ft of SW swell, an 18-second period, and light cross-shore wind from the WNW. Not a standout, but a proper surfable wave.

Rolling into the 21st and 22nd, we keep that small SW swell, 3-3 ft, with moderate energy and mostly light winds. The period drops a touch to 16-17 seconds, but it's still okay. If you want the most user-friendly waves, these mornings are your best bet.

After that, we fade out again. From the 23rd through the 24th, back to small 2-2 ft surf, with lower energy and more lumps. It just fizzles out.

So, bottom line, the best of the bunch is a toss-up between the 20th and the 21st. It’s still small, but the cleaner conditions and consistency make it the most fun. Everything before that is a waiting game. It’s promising for the long range, but a forecast a week out is never a guarantee.

Rusty.

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