The Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be honest with you: the next two weeks at The Harbour are looking grim. We've got a serious flat spell on our hands, so don't get too excited.

We're starting off with zero surf this Saturday. On Sunday the 9th, we scrape up a tiny 0.3ft bump with a 3-second energy reading, but it's not worth the effort. The wind is offshore early, which is nice, but there's no swell behind it.

The start of next week is just as bad. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are basically flat, with cross-shore chop ruining any clean surface. We're looking at a solid 4-5 day stretch of nothing. It's a tough one.

Things get a little more interesting by Wednesday the 12th. We see the swell finally start to fill in, with waves around 4ft to 4ft from the SSE. The energy is still weak to moderate, reading at 91 to 106. The wind is cross-offshore from the SSW, which should keep things reasonably clean. Still marginal, but at least there's something to look at. Thursday keeps that small pulse going with 3ft waves, but it's nothing special.

Then we slip back into another poor spell. Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are onshore and messy, with the swell dropping back to knee-high dribble. The winds are all wrong, and the conditions are just not inviting.

Now, there is a tiny light at the end of the tunnel. Sunday the 16th, we finally see some better potential. The swell jumps up to 3ft with a more promising 8-second period, and the energy reading hits a moderate 132. The highlight is the glassy conditions on Sunday morning. It's not big, but with the wind going glassy, it might be the only clean wave we see all week. It's a small window, but if you're keen, that's your best bet. We'll see a bit more of the same on Monday the 17th with 3ft waves, but the winds are a little more on it.

After that, we're back into the wilderness. From the 18th through the 23rd, it's tiny, weak, and mostly blown out. In fact, the last couple of days look totally flat again. This is a long, drawn-out dry spell for The Harbour. It's a beach/groyne setup, so when it's small and weak like this, there's just not much to work with. Unless you're a kite surfer, maybe, but for a paddle, it's a no-go.

So, to sum it up: the only real standouts in this entire 16-day window are the early morning sessions on the 16th and maybe the 17th. Keep your expectations real low and your patience high. A few days of glassy conditions with no swell is better than onshore junk, but it's still not surfing. We'll see if the forecasts change, but for now, it's a waiting game.

Rusty, out.

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