The Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—The Harbour is looking pretty bleak for the next couple of weeks. If you're hanging on for a proper surf, you're gonna be waiting a while. There's a real gap here, a stretch of days with nothing on offer, and that’s tough to swallow.

We kick off this Monday the 14th and Tuesday with nothing but poor conditions. Tiny, weak swell, if any at all, and it’s just not doing anything for us. The Harbour is exposed, and we’re not getting any love from the swell direction. It’s a beach/groyne setup, and right now it’s just flat and frustrating. Water temp is 57°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you’re staring at nothing.

We roll into Wednesday the 16th and Thursday, still nothing doing. Swell heights are nothing to write home about—maybe a ripple here and there, but the energy is just pathetic. The combined energy is sitting in the single digits most of the time (8, 1, 24). That's weak, real weak. A couple of mornings have that offshore wind, which is good for keeping it clean, but there’s just no wave to ride. Clean and flat is still flat.

The weekend and into the next week—same story. Friday the 19th, Saturday the 20th, Sunday the 21st, it all just blurs together. We’re seeing periods around 5 seconds, which is just windswell junk, and heights that barely push 2ft on a good day. The Harbour is exposed, but it’s not exposed to anything worth a damn. There’s a glassy morning on the 20th, but with 0.7ft on offer, you’re just bobbing around.

Then the gap really opens up. From the 22nd through to the 25th, there is absolutely nothing. No surf on offer, just clean, empty lineups. The 25th has a calm, glassy afternoon, but with no swell, it’s a lake. You’d be better off on a paddleboard than a surfboard.

The 26th and 27th bring back some tiny, weak waves—2ft to 2ft, from the north or east, which is cross-onshore and choppy. It’s messy, it’s small, and it’s not worth your time. The energy is still in the low twenties at best (20, 25), which is nothing.

The final days, the 28th and 29th, are more of the same. Nothing on offer. There’s a bit of clean wind on the 29th morning, but again, no swell to push it around.

Honestly, there isn’t one standout day in this whole stretch. Not a single one. The swell just never shows up, and when it does, it’s junk. The Harbour is a spot that needs a proper push from the southeast, and we just ain’t getting it. This is a blank run, plain and simple.

It’s a tough go, but that’s the nature of this place sometimes. The forecasts can change, and it doesn’t tend to stay this poor for too long. But for now, keep the board in the car and maybe find something else to do. I’m not seeing anything worth paddling out for.

Rusty.

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