Hebara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Hebara over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a tough run. For a spot that’s consistent and exposed to the southeast, we’re looking at a whole lot of windy, messy days where the surf is just plain ugly. The first proper window where you could even bother paddling out doesn’t show up until Sunday the 30th of August, and even then it’s small.

There’s a long, quiet gap from Friday the 28th right through Saturday the 29th – those days are a write-off. The swell is weak and the wind is all wrong.

Sunday, August 30th finally brings a little breather. It’s tiny – only 2ft from the east – but the wind goes light and glassy by the afternoon. If you absolutely need a paddle, the morning session with that light 6 mph cross-off from the NNE will give you clean, if gutless, waves. The combined swell energy is weak at 103 (morning), dropping to 100 (afternoon). It’s not going to get the heart racing, but it’s the cleanest surf we’ve got.

Monday and Tuesday the 31st and 1st are back to poor conditions – cross-shore winds and choppy water. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

The rest of the first week into the second is a write-off. Strong winds from the SW and SSW hammer the place day after day. The swell bumps up around 4ft to 5ft from the south from the 3rd to the 9th of September, but with 19 to 34 mph cross and cross-on winds, it’s just a lumpy, blown-out mess. The combined energy gets into the moderate range (300 to 567), but you wouldn’t want to be out there.

Thursday, September 10th is a real standout, but with a serious warning. The morning shows a solid 12ft from the southeast, with a combined swell energy of 1285 – that’s strong stuff. The wind is 19 mph cross from the southwest, so it’ll be a lumpy paddle. But the real kicker is that this break is being flagged as too big for this spot. At 12ft, with a short period of 8 seconds, it’s going to be chaotic and only for the most experienced crew. The afternoon drops to 8ft from the south, still big, but the rating is low due to tide issues. If you’re an expert and you’ve got your wits about you, Thursday morning is the only day with real power in this whole forecast. Be careful out there.

After that, Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of September fall back into the same old poor, windy pattern with 4ft to 3ft swell and strong cross-shore winds.

So, the one and only call for decent power is Thursday the 10th of September for experts only. For everyone else, the glassy little knee-high waves on Sunday the 30th of August are the cleanest you’ll find.

Rusty.

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