Hebara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s break down this next stretch of surf for Hebara. It's a bit of a mixed bag, so let's get into it.

The start of this period is pretty ordinary. Tuesday the 15th, we’ve got stormy weather and a choppy, cross-onshore breeze making a mess of things. The swell is around 4ft, but it’s all over the shop. Not worth getting wet for. That afternoon cleans up a touch but it’s still pretty marginal. We’re looking at a couple of days of small, clean, but weak surf. Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are similar – clean, but small, and those periods are short, so the waves will be a bit soft and crumbly. The wind is a consistent cross-offshore, but the lack of size and energy means it’s a “look, don’t jump” kind of deal.

The gap in any real quality stretches through the middle of next week. The swell does build, but it gets messy. Thursday afternoon the energy jumps up and we see a 6ft SE groundswell with a long 15-second period, but that stiff 25 mph cross-offshore wind is going to make it tricky. Then Friday the 19th, the swell kicks again, but it just gets too big for the spot. The energy is cranking, and the swell is 12ft from the SE. The comment says it plain: it’s too big for this break. Unless you’re a lunatic, that’s a no-go. It’s a real shame because the wind is favorable, but the ocean has too much grunt.

After that, it’s a slow drop. The weekend of the 20th and 21st sees the swell drop back to manageable sizes, but the wind and the wave quality are still not there. There’s a glimmer on Tuesday the 22nd, though. In the afternoon, the wind goes completely glassy (0 mph) and we’ve got a clean 6ft SSW swell with a long 14-second period. The energy is moderate. This is the one day that looks like it could actually produce some proper, clean waves. It’s still a bit of a grind, but it’s the best of the first week, for sure.

Now, into the second week, things get a bit wild. There’s a massive pulse of energy on the 23rd, with an 18ft SW swell and energy readings off the charts. But it’s accompanied by stormy, cross-onshore winds and a warning of poor surf. This is expert-only territory, and honestly, it looks more like a washing machine than a surf break. It’s huge, but it’s a mess.

The rest of the week is pretty poor. The swell drops right back down, but the winds stay strong and cross-shore, making everything lumpy and choppy. There’s a bit of a push on the 28th with some NE windswell, but again, the quality isn't there. It’s a long stretch of marginal surf. The energy is moderate, but the conditions are just off. A north-east breeze seems to be the story, but it never seems to line up right.

So, looking at the whole 16 days, there are really only two standouts. The first is that glassy Tuesday afternoon on the 22nd. It’s the clearest window of quality before the ocean turns to chaos. The second is the big, raw, pulse on the 23rd. It’s not for the faint of heart, but for a serious expert, that size and power is a spectacle, even if the onshore wind will make it ugly. Everything else is just waiting for a better day. Keep the board waxed, mates, but don’t force it. The sea will give us a proper session when she’s ready.

As for the water, it’s about average for the time of year. No wild temperature swings to report at Hebara.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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