Hideaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here. Let's talk about the window ahead. It’s going to be a test of patience.

The next week is looking pretty average. Our main spot, Hideaway, is a solid reef break that needs a good swell direction to really work. The water temp is right about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there. The challenge is the wind, which is mostly from the east-southeast, putting it in a cross-shore position. With moderate breezes, it’s going to chop things up and make Hideaway look messy, not inviting. The first real opportunity is on Wednesday the 19th, with an 8ft SSW swell with a 14-second period. That’s got some energy, but the ESE wind at 16 mph is holding it back, making it marginal at best.

Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st are basically a write-off. The wind freshens up to 19 mph and stays cross-shore, making for lumpy, poor conditions. There’s just not a lot to get excited about.

We finally get a bit of a reprieve on Saturday morning, the 22nd. The wind swings to the ENE at a light 9 mph, turning into a cross-offshore flow. The swell drops to 4ft from the SSE with an 11-second period, but the clean conditions are a huge plus. This is the standout of the first week. Hideaway will have some shape to it, but remember, it “rarely breaks,” so if it’s on, it’s a treat. It's an advanced wave, and with clean conditions, it might actually offer a couple of fun ones. The crowd factor is a possibility here too.

After that little window Saturday, we sink back into the doldrums. From Sunday the 23rd through Tuesday the 26th, the size drops below 3ft, and the period starts to get short and weak. It’s a real flat spell.

We see a bit of a pulse mid-week, around Wednesday the 26th, as a SSW groundswell pushes back in at 4ft with a 16-second period. However, the cross-shore ESE wind is still there, keeping the surface bumpy and marginal. That pattern holds through Thursday, with the swell around 4-5ft, but the wind stays fresh and cross-shore, so it’s not a go.

The next real glimmer of hope is on Saturday the 29th, which is more than a week out, so mark it as promising but less certain. The wind is forecast to ease right off to a light 6 mph E, making for clean conditions. The swell is a short-period 5ft from the ESE, with only an 8-second period. It’s not going to be powerful, and short-period swell can be a bit sectiony, but clean surf is clean surf. It could be the best of the second week.

After that, it’s a slow fade again. The swell stays small, and the winds are light but mostly onshore or cross. The biggest pulse in the forecast shows up on Thursday the 3rd of September, with a 6ft SSW swell, but the ESE wind is back at 12-16 mph, and with the lumpy conditions, it's going to make Hideaway a messy, expert-only affair.

Overall, this period is a grind. We have that one decent morning on the 22nd that looks worth a crack, and maybe that clean Saturday on the 29th, but everything else is blown out or tiny. If you’re a kite surfer, the windy, choppy days in the first half might look more interesting. For the rest of us, it’s about patience and picking your moments.

Rusty, signing off.

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