Hideaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it. We've got a stretch of surf ahead at the Hideaway, a tricky reef set-up that only fires for the advanced crew. It's a spot that rarely breaks, so when it does, you sit up and take notice. The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year.

Right out of the gate, though, it's a bit of a rough start. From Wednesday the 2nd right through to Monday the 7th, it's a write-off. The swell is there, but the wind is mainly cross-shore, sometimes cranking at 16 mph, and that's just going to put an ugly chop all over it. The wave energy is moderate to strong, but the conditions are poor. You'd be mad to paddle out.

Alright, things start to look up on Saturday the 6th in the morning. A bit of a cross-off breeze from the east at 12 mph cleans things up nicely. The swell drops to 4 ft from the SSW with a very long 16-second period. It's still a bit mushy, but the water will be clean. That's your first real window, but it's a short one.

Then we hit a gap until the following Sunday, the 13th of September. That morning, we see the biggest swell of the whole forecast: a solid 10 ft from the SSW, with a good 18-second period. The energy reading is massive. The wind is cross-shore at 12 mph, so it will have some bump on it, but for the experienced surfer, that's a proper session. It's a standout simply for the sheer size and power, but don't be fooled—that's expert-only territory with that much water moving around.

Looking further ahead, the morning of the 16th of September offers up a little gem. The wind swings east at 9 mph, going cross-off, and it’ll be clean. The swell is back down to a more manageable 4 ft, but the energy is still decent. It might not be the biggest, but glassy conditions at a reef like this is the real score.

The standout of the entire run, though, has to be that Sunday the 13th. It’s big, it’s powerful, and if you’ve got the skills, it will be well on. The other real highlight is the glassy morning on the 16th – clean and lined up, but a much more manageable size.

Other days are just filler, with messy wind and lumpy conditions. A spot like this, you wait for the right moment. And on the 13th, that moment arrives.

Rusty.

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