Hideaways Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've got the surf outlook for you. Fair dinkum, I gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty grim run for Hideaways. It's a quiet spell, so don't be expecting much action for a while.

The first recommendation we get is for Wednesday morning, the 15th of July. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is about average for the time of year, so the wetsuit stays off. We're looking at a tiny 3 ft swell from the west, with a long 15-second period. That's groundswell, but it's so weak, with combined energy of just 439. The wind is a gentle easterly breeze, blowing cross-offshore, which will keep the surface clean, but there's just not enough push to get excited about. The whole day is a bit of a dud, with scores only rating it as marginal.

The next few days don't offer much relief. From Thursday the 16th right through to Saturday the 26th, it's a real struggle. The swell stays small, mostly under 3 ft, and the wind is a persistent easterly, keeping it blown out in a cross-off direction. The conditions are described as "clean," but it's mostly a case of poor surf or marginal waves. The combined energy is generally weak, under 300, and the scores are almost always a 1. For a spot like Hideaways, a reef break that's fairly consistent, this is a frustratingly long flat spell.

Now, things start to look a little more interesting around Sunday the 26th of July. The morning shows a 4 ft swell from the east with a very long 16-second period. The combined energy jumps to a strong 1007, which is a big step up. The wind is a gentle cross-offshore breeze, so the waves will be clean. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook, but it's still a marginal forecast. The long period might make it a bit straight at the take-off, but it's a reef, so it should handle it. Still, at only 4 ft, it's not a stand-out day.

The real highlight, if you can call it that, is a bit uncertain and further out. Tuesday the 28th of July sees a 7 ft easterly swell, but the wind swings to a cross-shore easterly, creating a moderate chop. That's going to be a bit of a mess. After that, it drops off again. So, for the whole 16 days, the only real blip of interest is that Sunday the 26th. It's a quiet period, mate. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of it.

Rusty.

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