Hasharon Beach (Herzliya Pituach)

Hasharon Beach (also known as Zvulun Beach) is an exposed sandy beach break on the Herzliya coast, offering both left- and right-hand waves and generally working across all tide stages. Sessions are typically best when conditions groom the swell—offshore ESE/light easterly winds are repeatedly mentioned as helping keep waves clean and usable. Surf quality is described in a couple of ways across sources: one dataset characterizes the break as providing good, peeling waves with moderate wave power, while another describes the typical result as average-to-soft with mushy wave shape. Ride lengths are commonly described as medium, with one source noting that rides can be roughly 30 to 70 meters depending on the sandbar configuration (with a representative figure around 50 m). Timing matters most: winter is consistently identified as the best period, with rainy/storm seasons bringing larger surf. Typical swell is often described around 1–2 ft (with up to 3–4 ft mentioned for summer swells), while storm swell can reach about 7–10 ft in winter. A thermal/sea-breeze pattern is noted seasonally, but wind strength and reliability for purely wind-driven surfing can vary; many setups still rely on the presence of swell. Safety and local beach rules are important. Pollution after heavy rain is a key warning, and multiple sources advise not surfing after heavy rain and to check water quality after early winter rains. Crowds can be significant, especially on weekends and during summer holidays, and rip currents are reported as possible near sandbars during winter storms. Jellyfish are specifically noted around July–August. Lifeguard coverage is described as seasonal (generally aligning with the official swimming season April to October), and rescue availability is limited outside that window.