Hideaways Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe for Hideaways.

The water temp's sitting at 80°, which is about average for the time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there.

Honestly, we're staring down a pretty long and quiet spell. The next week or so looks pretty average. We've got a bit of small, weak swell right now – Monday the 14th offering up a tiny 3-foot north-easterly swell, but the energy is weak (130). The wind is a light cross-offshore which will keep it clean, but the waves are just ordinary. That's about as good as it gets for a while.

From Tuesday the 15th right through to the 22nd, it’s mostly small, weak swell with energy staying low, and conditions ranging from clean to a bit choppy. Nothing really gets the heart pumping. There’s a stretch there where the wave quality is just poor.

The first real glimmer of hope arrives on Wednesday the 23rd of September. We see a jump in swell height to 5 feet from the east, but more importantly, the period stretches out to a long 12 seconds. The energy jumps up to 650 (moderate), which is a big improvement. It's still a marginal call due to a cross-shore wind in the afternoon, but that long-period groundswell will bring some better-shaped lines and longer lulls. The morning might have a shower or two. It's a point break and reef setup, so it should handle that long-period energy well.

Then things get a bit bigger and more interesting towards the end of the run. On Sunday the 27th of September, a new north-north-westerly swell rolls in, hitting 6 feet with a 10-second period. The energy is strong (815). Winds are light and cross-on, so it’ll be a little bumpy, but the size is there for the advanced crew.

The standout, though, looks like Monday the 28th of September. We get a pulse of long-period groundswell from the north-west, a very long 15 to 16 seconds. The swell height is only 3 feet, but the energy is still solid (435). With a light offshore wind from the north-north-west in the morning, it will be glassy. This is the kind of day where that long-period groundswell wraps in perfectly to a point and reef like Hideaways, offering up clean, lined-up waves. It won't be big, but the quality will be excellent.

Overall, we have to wade through a lot of average conditions for the next week or so. The first true standout is the 23rd of September for a decent long-period east swell. But the pick of the whole run is that clean, glassy, long-period north-west groundswell on the 28th of September.

Rusty.

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