Hebara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what this stretch of coast is serving up.

For the first many days, it's a total flat spell. From Sunday the 19th through Saturday the 26th of July, it's all small, chopped-up slop with cross-shore winds and weak energy (between 122 and 304). Nothing worth getting wet for. A big gap of no good surf.

Then things change in a big, dangerous way.

Hebara (beach and reef) is the only break we've got, and it's consistent, but the early stuff is useless. Things first start to move on Monday the 27th of July morning, with a 6ft SSE groundswell carrying a long 14-second period. Energy jumps to 1493. The wind is light onshore though, so not clean yet. That afternoon the swell builds to 8ft at 16 seconds from the SSE, energy hitting 3005. Still a bit marginal with the onshore flow.

Now, this is where it gets serious. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th of July are for the brave only. Tuesday morning we're looking at a massive 15ft SSE swell with a 14-second period and light cross-onshore breeze. Energy is an enormous 8156. Tuesday afternoon is 13ft from the SSE at 16 seconds, energy 8548. Wednesday morning peaks at a staggering 21ft from the SSE at 17 seconds, with energy readings of 25577. That is powerful, heavy water. The wind is light cross-onshore, so the surface will be clean. These sizes are way beyond what is safe for most people. The swell is predicted to be too big for this break. This is strictly for extremely experienced big-wave surfers on the right equipment.

After that pulse, it fades fast. Thursday the 30th is back to messy, onshore wind and poor surf, energy dropping under 1000. The rest of the outlook into early August looks poor again, with small, wind-affected waves.

So, bottom line: nine days of nothing, then a massive, dangerous, clean swell window for experts only on Tuesday and Wednesday. Everyone else, sit this one out.

Rusty.

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