Hebara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, it’s been a bit of a flat, grovelly start out at Hebara (beach and reef). The first few days are pretty dismal, with tiny, short-period windswell and onshore gunk blowing across the lineup. We’ve got a solid gap with pretty much nothing surfable from now until early next week, so don’t bother paddling out ‘til then.

Things finally start to wake up around Monday the 7th of July. A long-period groundswell (16 seconds) starts pushing in from the SSE, and the energy jumps up big time (1765) early Tuesday morning. Swell’s around 6 ft with a cross-offshore breeze, so the surface will be clean. This is the best window we’ve got across the whole outlook – proper groundswell with decent size and good shape. The water’s sitting at 72°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so maybe grab a thicker springy.

Tuesday the 8th of July carries that same 16-second SSE groundswell, bumping up to 8 ft, and the energy is cooking (3224). The wind is side-shore, so there’ll be some lump in the water, but it’s still a powerful, chunky set. Wednesday the 9th keeps the size up around 7-8 ft with that long period. A bit of cross-chop from the ENE breeze, but if you’re an experienced surfer, these are your days. For beginners, this is too big – 8 ft is expert-only territory.

Later in the second week, on Sunday the 13th of July, we see a drop in size but an absolute beauty of a morning. Glassy conditions, light offshore wind from the WNW, with a 5 ft SSW groundswell (15 seconds). The energy is still moderate (941) and it’ll be clean as a whistle. A standout smaller-swell session before it fades again.

We’ve also got another potential highlight on Saturday the 19th of July, with a 4 ft S swell (12 seconds), glassy conditions in the morning, and energy sitting at 516. It’s a bit of a wildcard being two weeks out, but if it holds, it’ll be a lovely clean day.

Crowds are only “sometimes” an issue here, so you won’t be fighting too many locals. Just keep an eye on the wind direction – the optimum swell is from the SE, and when we get that combo of SE groundswell and a cross-off breeze, Hebara can really turn it on.

So, the pick of the entire period is Tuesday the 8th of July through Wednesday the 9th of July, with that big, long-period SSE groundswell and clean cross-offshore wind. For a smaller, glassy session, aim for Sunday the 13th.

Rusty.

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