Hilisataro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up at Hilisataro, a reef break that handles a good SW groundswell. The water’s sitting at 86°—right on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The window kicks off with a few marginal days. Wednesday the 29th is a write-off with onshore ESE wind and a weak 3ft SW swell (405 energy). Not worth paddling out. Thursday the 30th stays onshore, but the swell firms up to 3ft–3ft and the energy climbs to 899–935. Still not great.

Then things start to turn. Friday morning the 31st is cross-on, but by Friday afternoon the wind goes glassy, and you’ve got 4ft of SW groundswell (948 energy). That’s the first real window—clean, small, but fun for a keen surfer.

Saturday 1st August is a standout. Glassy calm in the morning, 4ft SW swell, 17-second period, and energy at 1254. That’s a beautiful groundswell, long lines, and the reef will be holding it nicely. Light offshore later in the afternoon too. This is the pick of the early week.

Sunday 2nd is another glassy morning—4ft, 16 seconds, 1135 energy—more of the same high quality. Then Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th both have glassy mornings with 5ft and 4ft SW swell respectively, and NW wind keeping it clean. The energy stays well over 900, so there’s plenty of punch for the size.

The real standout comes on Wednesday 5th August. Morning offshore wind from the WNW at 6 mph, 5ft SW swell at 15 seconds, and an energy reading of 1411. That’s excellent surf—clean, lined up, and with that long period, this reef will be turning on proper walls. Afternoon goes glassy with 1604 energy. This is the best of the lot.

Thursday 6th holds strong with 6ft SSW groundswell, 17 seconds, and 1968 energy in the morning—glassy, powerful, and for experienced surfers only at that size. Friday 7th morning is cross-off at 6ft, but the afternoon delivers a 9 mph offshore NW breeze and 2043 energy. That’s a big, clean swell, but it’s well over 5ft—beginners should sit this one out.

Saturday 8th is glassy all day, 5ft–6ft SSW swell, energy still well over 1400. Another day for the experienced crew.

Then we hit a rough patch. From Sunday 9th August, the wind swings onshore (ESE, SSE, S) and the swell jumps to 7ft–8ft. The energy is huge—over 2400 to 4475—but the wind is messy, cross-on or onshore, and the surf quality is marginal. That much swell with poor wind makes for a washing machine. Kite surfers might love it, but paddle surfers will struggle.

Monday 10th through Thursday 13th stays pretty average. The swell is still big (6ft–8ft) but wind stays onshore or cross-on. The 13th Thursday afternoon does offer a glassy window with 8ft SSW swell and 2816 energy—that’s a clean, heavy day for experts only.

So, the best on offer? Saturday 1st August morning for a clean, glassy, mid-sized swell. And Wednesday 5th August for the full offshore, 5ft SW groundswell experience. Both are absolute crackers. The rest of the window has plenty of surf, but those two are the true standouts.

Stay safe, read the tide, and I’ll see you out there.

Rusty

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