Hebara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s in store for the next couple of weeks at the local beach. The first few days are a bit of a write-off – plenty of wind and messy conditions, so you’ll be waiting a while for anything decent. The real standout looks like it’ll be around the middle of the second week, but keep reading.

So, from Wednesday the 12th of August, we’ve got a bit of swell coming through at Hebara, but it’s straight into a risk of thunderstorms and a stiff onshore breeze from the southeast at 16 mph. Swell is around 7 ft coming from the ESE at a period of 9 seconds, but it’s messy. The combined energy is moderate at 762. Water temp is sitting at 82°, which is about a degree warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing too wild but noticeably warm. The rest of that week stays pretty average with cross-shore winds and only marginal surf, peaking a bit on Sunday the 16th of August with a 8 ft to 8 ft swell from the east, but the wind is still cross, so it’s not clean. That Sunday has the best energy of the week though, hitting 1069 then 2696 on the afternoon, so there’s push, but the wind spoils it.

Now, the first real highlight comes on Tuesday the 18th of August. Early morning, it’s glassy with a light easterly breeze at 3 mph, and the swell drops to 4 ft from the ENE with a period of 8 seconds – that’s a short period, so it’s a bit of a windswell, but the glassy conditions mean it’ll be clean. Combined energy is a modest 237. This is a good window for beginners as the size is under 5 ft. It’s not a big day, but it’s the best the first week has to offer.

The real standout is a couple of weeks out, on Thursday the 27th of August. The morning session looks magic with a glassy surface, barely a breath of wind out of the southwest at 3 mph. The swell jumps up to 6 ft from the ENE with a short period of 7 seconds, so it’s a bit lumpy in nature, but that glassy wind will make it clean. Combined energy is moderate at 391. This is the best quality surf in the whole forecast. The afternoon sees the wind swinging southerly and picking up, turning it cross-onshore, so get out early. For the more experienced, the Sunday the 16th of August had a bigger swell over 8 ft, but with cross-shore winds, it’s only for the experts – and the energy was high, but the wind kept it from being a standout.

The last week of August sees a few more glassy windows, like the afternoon of the 26th with a tiny 2 ft swell from the SSE and glassy conditions, but it’s small and ordinary. All in all, if you’re keen, aim for the 18th of August morning or the 27th of August morning – that Thursday is the pick of the bunch.

Rusty.

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