Himalayas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the surf outlook for the Himalayas is pretty grim. We're looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves. The wind is cross-offshore from the ENE, which is fine for keeping the surface clean, but the swell just isn't there. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first few days, from Tuesday the 7th right through to the end of the following week, are a write-off. Wave heights are barely a ripple, bouncing between 0.3 ft and 1.0 ft, and the energy is weak (reading between 3 and 38). The swell is coming from the NW and W. It's a classic case of "poor surf conditions" with a score of 0.

We do see a bit of a pulse kick in around Sunday the 12th, with the swell height picking up to 2 ft from the SW and the period stretching out to 16 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to 154 (moderate), but it's still being called "poor surf conditions." The wind stays cross-off, so it's clean, but the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about.

The standout in this whole sorry 16-day window is actually Tuesday the 14th. The afternoon sees the swell jump to 2 ft from the W with a period of 17 seconds, and the combined energy hits 231 (moderate). The wind is a lighter ENE breeze at 12 mph. It's still marginal, tagged as "questionable tide conditions," but it's the best we've got. The direction is from the W, which is close to the optimum NW direction for this reef break. There's a chance of a few clean, long-period lines, but with crowds being "sometimes," you might have some company. This is really only for the die-hards.

After that, it fades back to tiny, weak swells through the rest of the period. The biggest issue is the total lack of any real swell size. For a 16-day window, that's a tough run. The waves just never get up.

Rusty.

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