The Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one. The Harbour is the only spot on the cards for the next 16 days, and the news is not good. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with nothing rideable.

The forecast kicks off Monday the 10th of August with zero surf and a moderate cross-shore breeze. That sets the tone. Tuesday the 11th is flat, too. Wednesday the 12th finally sees a pulse of swell – about 4ft from the SSE, but it’s a short-period 6-second wind swell. The combined energy is weak (106), and the wind is a cross-off, so it’s clean, but the waves will be chopped and weak. Water temp is 57°, which is about normal for this time of year.

That little blip is gone by Thursday the 13th. You get a glassy morning with 3ft from the SE and a combined energy of only 40. It’s barely moving. This is beginner-level stuff at best, and even then, it’s not worth paddling out for. That pattern of tiny, weak swell – 1ft, 2ft, 2ft – carries on through the weekend with clean conditions, but it’s barely a ripple. The period never gets above 6 seconds, so there’s no power.

From Sunday the 16th afternoon, we go completely flat again. A total blank. Monday the 17th, Tuesday the 18th, Wednesday the 19th – nothing. The combined energy drops to zero, 9, then 1. It’s dead. The wind is clean, but there’s no swell to work with.

Thursday the 20th gives a tiny 2ft glassy morning, but it’s a 4-second period – just wind chop. The combined energy is a pathetic 11. Not worth getting wet.

The final week looks even worse. Friday the 21st is flat with a fresh breeze, Saturday the 22nd has a 3ft SE swell but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, creating lumpy, messy conditions. Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th are near-flat again. The very last day, Tuesday the 25th, shows a 0.3ft swell from the NE with a longer period of 8 seconds, but it’s glassy. Combined energy of 3. That’s a whisper.

There is no standout session here. Nothing. The Harbour is a beach/groyne setup exposed to the SE, but the swell simply never shows up with any size or power. The best you could hope for is Wednesday the 12th morning if you’re desperate for a small, clean wave, but even then, it’s poor quality. Honestly, with these tiny waves and the strong cross-shore winds on the 22nd, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

We’ve got a 16-day window with a gap of flat days from the 16th through the 19th, and then another flat spell from the 21st onwards. It’s a tough run, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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