The Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The Harbour’s looking at a pretty grim stretch for the next week and a half, to be honest. There’s a real flat spell coming, so don’t get your hopes up too high for any decent waves soon.

First up, on Thursday the 27th, we got some small, weak swell pushing in from the ESE at around 3.6ft, but the period is a short, choppy 6 seconds. The wind is cross-onshore, which is just going to mess it up. The energy is weak, only 77, and the water’s sitting at 57.4°F, which is about average for this time of year. It’s pretty poor for surfing, just a messy, rippled surface.

The next couple of days, Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th, see a little bump in size, but the wind is all over the place. Friday morning has moderate cross-onshore breeze with 3.9ft of east swell, and by the afternoon it builds to 5.6ft but it’s cross-shore and choppy. Energy gets to a moderate 376 by then, but it’s not doing us any favors. Saturday morning cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore wind and a drop to 3.3ft of east swell, but that only scores as ordinary, and then it just fades. By Saturday afternoon it’s all gone, down to 1.6ft and glassy. From Sunday the 30th right through to Tuesday the 1st of September, we’re looking at flat, weak conditions with light winds and tiny, unsurfable waves.

Then we hit that dead zone. From Wednesday the 2nd all the way through to Thursday the 10th of September, the forecast is just completely flat, zilch, zero. There’s no swell at all, and the wind is mostly cross-off or just light. It’s a real bummer, but this is one of those stretches where you just have to find something else to do. It’s a full week of nothing on offer here.

Now, there is a glimmer of hope. On Thursday the 3rd of September, a new SSW swell rolls in, pushing the Harbour up to 6.2ft with a period of 6 seconds. The energy jumps to a moderate 275. The morning is clean with a light cross-off wind, and the afternoon gets glassy with 4.9ft of south swell. This is actually looking like the best deal on offer, it’s clean and has some push. But it’s a short window, and by Friday the 4th, it’s gone again, back to nothing.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are flat, and then there’s just a trace of swell, a pathetic 0.3ft on the 6th, before the wind goes wild from the ESE at 25 mph. That’s more of a kitesurfing day, with a strong cross-shore and messy chop.

The rest of the week just continues the same story: small to no swell and strong winds. By Tuesday the 8th, it’s all cross-offshore but with nothing to ride. There is a tiny bit of north swell on Friday the 11th, but it’s only 2.3ft with a short period and onshore wind, so it’s a total write-off.

So, to lay it out plain: there are no true standouts in this 16-day forecast for The Harbour. The only real chance of a surf is that small window on the 3rd of September, and even that is a bit weak. It’s a frustrating stretch, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

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