Hebara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s happening at Hebara over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, the forecast is pretty grim. We’ve got a solid run of cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions taking a chunk out of the surf quality right from the get-go. The first real window of interest is a long way off, so don’t hold your breath.

Starting from Thursday morning the 9th of July, there’s a decent 6ft SSE swell running with a period of 14 seconds (groundswell), and the combined energy is strong at 1626. But the wind is onshore out of the SE, and the forecast is already calling it marginal. That afternoon, it drops a touch to 5ft, still with cross-on winds. The whole first week is plagued by moderate to fresh cross-onshore breezes, really choppy, and the scores are low. Saturday the 11th of July has 7ft S swell, period hitting 17 seconds (that’s very long period groundswell), combined energy is a whopper at 2926 – proper energy – but with 12–16 mph cross-onshore winds, it’s a messy, blown-out mess. Only for the die-hards.

There’s a gap of several days here with nothing worthwhile. The early part of the second week, around Tuesday the 14th of July, we see the swell drop right off to a tiny 2ft from the SE, period down to 9 seconds. The morning does go glassy, with a slight air, which is the only clean moment in the whole outlook, but the swell is too small to get excited about. Combined energy is weak at 178.

From Wednesday the 15th of July onward, it’s a run of poor conditions, small swell, and moderate winds. We get a small pulse again on Saturday the 18th of July with 5ft ESE swell, but it’s onshore again from the SE, and the energy is only moderate at 459. Not worth paddling out for.

The one true standout, if you can wait, is Tuesday the 21st of July. That morning, we’ve got a groundswell from the S at 4ft, with a period of 14 seconds, combined energy jumping back up to 1059 (moderate to strong). The wind is a light 9 mph from the ENE, cross-shore, so it’ll be clean with just a slight cross-chop. It’s still a beach and reef setup, and with that longer period, the waves should have good shape and power. Crowds can be possible at Hebara sometimes, so get in early. This is the best on offer – promising but still a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it.

After that, Wednesday the 22nd sees it drop away again to small, weak, and choppy, and the rest of the outlook fades into poor conditions.

Overall, the water temperature is about average for the time of year at Hebara. If you’re a beginner, steer clear of the bigger days over 8ft – that Saturday the 11th of July is only for experts and even then, the wind ruins it. For everyone else, pencil in Tuesday the 21st of July as your best shot.

Rusty.

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