Hideaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Let’s get into it.

Alright, so we’ve got one spot on the radar and it’s a real specific kinda wave: Hideaway. This is a proper advanced reef break, and it’s a rare one – it doesn’t break all that often. We’ve got a solid run of swell coming, but it’s not all clean sailing. The water is sitting at 77°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The first real chance to get on it is Saturday, the 5th of September, but it’s a bit of a tease. There’s a 3ft SSW swell coming in with a moderate cross-shore from the southeast, and the combined energy is moderate at 662. The wind is a bit messy, so it’s not gonna be a classic. It’s more of a “check the tide and see” kinda report.

Sunday the 6th is a bit bigger, with 4ft of SSW swell. The period jumps to a beefy 16 seconds, which is proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is strong, hitting 1014 in the morning. But the wind is still a cross-shore from the ESE at 25 km/h, putting a bit of a chop on it. It’ll be powerful, but not glassy.

Monday the 7th is where it starts to get interesting. The morning sees a clean 6ft SSW swell with a 16-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze from the east at 15 km/h. The energy is pumping at 1573. That’s a solid wave for experienced surfers, but at 6ft, it’s starting to push into the “too big for beginners” category. The afternoon gets a bit of rain and a cross-chop, so the morning is the window.

Tuesday the 8th is the standout in the first week. The morning is clean, with a light cross-offshore breeze and a 5ft SSW swell with a very long 17-second period. The energy is a whopping 1481. This is a deep, powerful groundswell hitting an exposed reef. The wind is light and the conditions are clean. This is the one to circle on the calendar. This is gonna be a memorable session for the experienced crew.

Wednesday the 9th is a beauty, but it’s a different beast. The morning is glassy, with zero wind and a 4ft SSW swell. The energy is a moderate 738. The glassy conditions are a massive positive, but the swell is a bit smaller and the period is dropping to 15 seconds. Still a good wave, but not as powerful as Tuesday.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a mix of cross-shore winds and building swell. The winds are mostly from the east or southeast, keeping things a bit lumpy. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are write-offs for clean conditions.

Then we get into the second week, and the swell starts to get serious. Saturday the 12th has a 6ft SSW swell with a 20-second period, and the energy is massive at 3359. But the wind is still a moderate cross-shore. It’s a beast of a wave, but it’s not going to be clean.

The 13th to the 15th of September sees the swell peak. Sunday the 13th has 10ft of SSW swell. That’s big, expert-only territory. The energy is over 6000. The wind is moderate cross-shore, so it’s going to be a lumpy, powerful, heavy slab. Not for the faint-hearted.

The absolute best of the whole run, if you can handle the size, is Saturday the 20th of September. The morning shows a 12ft SSW swell with a 17-second period, and the combined energy is a staggering 7993. The wind is a moderate cross-shore, which is a bit of a shame, but for a big, powerful reef break, that’s just the price of admission. That’s the one that’ll get the heart pumping. The afternoon goes onshore and choppy, so it’s a one-trick pony.

Overall, for a rarely-breaking advanced reef, this is a solid window. The top pick is Tuesday the 8th for the cleanest conditions and solid power. The big, raw, heavy standouts are the 13th and the 20th, but those are for the brave. Crowds are only “sometimes” a problem at Hideaway, so it’s worth the gamble.

Rusty.

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