Hideaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for this stretch of coast.

This is a tricky little spot, Hideaway, a reef setup for advanced surfers only, and it rarely breaks at the best of times. Over the next 16 days, we're looking at a gap right off the bat. There's nothing worth paddling out for until Wednesday the 30th of July, and even then it's only a marginal session with 4ft of SSE swell and clean, cross-offshore wind. The real story starts to build from August.

The standout window, and really the only true highlight, lands on Sunday, the 2nd of August. The morning session has everything going for it. You've got glassy conditions with a light air moving at just 3 mph from the ESE, making for a clean, smooth surface. The waves are a clean 4ft out of the SW with a long 14-second period, which is a decent groundswell. Combined energy is moderate at 571. This is a proper reef, so that long-period energy will wrap in nicely. Expect it to be clean and workable, but with it being a rare-break spot, make the call early. This is the best on offer.

After that, the swell ticks up, but the wind turns. On Monday the 3rd, the swell jumps to 6ft from the SSW with strong energy (1483), but onshore wind makes a mess of it. By Tuesday the 4th, the swell pushes over 8ft with a strong 3754 energy value, but it's howling at 19 mph cross-shore, creating lumpy, ugly conditions. That's expert-only territory, and frankly, not enjoyable.

A final glimmer appears on Thursday the 13th of August. It's over a week away, so treat this as promising but not locked in. The morning shows glassy, 4ft SSW swell with a 15-second period and decent energy (933). If that holds, it could be another clean, soulful morning on the reef. However, afternoon winds turn cross-onshore, so it's a single-session window.

Otherwise, there are long gaps of poor or marginal conditions. The wind is predominantly cross or onshore, and the swell direction doesn't often line up perfectly with Hideaway's ideal S direction. When the swell is there, the wind chops it up. When the wind is good, the swell is small or short-period.

Because it's a reef and the wind is often strong and cross-shore, and the surf quality is consistently poor to marginal, this setup honestly looks more interesting for a kite session than paddle surfing on most days.

Keep an eye on that Sunday morning, August 2nd. That's your window.

Rusty.

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