Hideaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a good long look at what Hideaway has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. This is a reef setup, so it's an advanced wave – rarely breaks, and when it does, you need to know what you're doing. The water temperature is sitting at 77°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The overall pattern is a bit of a waiting game. We've got some good swell energy early on, but the wind keeps muscling in, making it a grinder rather than a glassy gem. The standout moment looks to be the morning of Friday, August 28th. We're seeing a clean 4 ft SSW groundswell with a long 15-second period, pushed by a light cross-offshore breeze from the east. The wave energy is solid at 750 – you'll feel the push – but it's the clean conditions that'll make the reef line up. Just keep in mind it rarely breaks, so don't bank your whole trip on it.

Thursday, August 27th has a touch more size at 5 ft with 15-second intervals from the same direction, and a big combined energy reading of 1546, but the 16 mph cross-off wind is a bit of a handful. The morning is the call.

The weekend drops right off. Saturday, August 29th and Sunday, August 30th have the swell shrinking below 3 ft with short, weak periods, and the wind patterns are messy – cross-shore or cross-on. It's a flat spell, not worth paddling out for.

Monday, September 1st and Tuesday, September 2nd see a slight bump in swell, but the wind is onshore or strongly cross-shore, creating a choppy mess. Not your day.

Then we hit a real solid pulse. Wednesday, September 3rd morning is pumping with a 7 ft SSW swell, a very long 17-second period, and the combined energy rockets up to 3110 – that’s strong wave energy. But the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, making it lumpy and hard to handle. By Wednesday afternoon it's 8 ft with 3573 energy. That's expert territory, and with the side wind, it's more of a battle than a pleasure. Honestly, with that size and the cross-wind, the setup at this beach-and-reef break might be more interesting for kite surfing than a standard paddle session.

Thursday, September 4th holds at 7 ft in the morning with 1866 energy, but again, moderate cross-shore winds.

Friday, September 5th morning is another good shout. The swell is 6 ft from the SSW, 14-second period, and the wind turns light cross-offshore from the east. It's clean, with 1619 energy behind it – a proper, rideable swell.

The second week sees a lot of average days with messy cross-winds and mediocre energy, but there is a big spike on Thursday, September 11th. That morning we're looking at 8 ft of SSW groundswell with an 18-second period – very long period – and a massive 3644 energy reading. The wind is moderate cross-shore though, so it'll be lumpy and only for the experts. The long period means it will wrap nicely around the reef, but the chop will test your fitness.

Overall, keep your eyes on the mornings of Friday, August 28th and Friday, September 5th for the cleanest windows. The big pulses around September 3rd and September 11th are powerful but wind-affected. Stay sharp.

Rusty.

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