Himalayas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening with the Himalayas.

To be straight with ya, this 16-day window starts off flat and stays that way for a long, long stretch. The first week to ten days is basically a write-off for any kind of decent surf. We’ve got next to no swell energy, with the combined energy reading at zero for days on end, just tiny wind slop that won’t do anything. You’re looking at a gap of about a week where there’s nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, the only blip that catches the eye is on Monday the 7th of September, in the afternoon. The wind turns offshore from the ESE at 30 km/h, which is a major positive for clean conditions – that’s the kind of breeze that’ll put a mirror finish on the face. We’ve got a solid 8 ft swell rolling in from the SW with a period of 15 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, with a combined energy reading of 3000, so there’s plenty of punch behind it. That size, though, puts it firmly in the “experts only” zone. The long period means it’ll shape up well at this reef break, but you’d want to know what you’re doing out there. Also worth noting the water temp is sitting at 80°, which is bang on average for this time of year.

After that, the rest of the outlook is pretty poor. The surf drops right off again. There’s a few days around the 15th and 16th of September where the combined energy climbs back into the hundreds, with some marginal surf forecast, but the wind stays cross-off or cross, so it won’t be clean. The swell direction is a bit all over the shop, too – NNW, SW – and the wind won’t favour it. Nothing else really stands out.

So, if you’re an expert and you’re keen, that Monday the 7th is the absolute standout. Otherwise, it’s a quiet spell ahead. Keep an eye on the charts, though.

Rusty.

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