Hilton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Hilton. I gotta be straight with you—it’s a rough outlook. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly junk, and this spot is a real fair-weather friend. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, Wednesday morning, the 15th of July, we’ve got a tiny 3 ft swell from the WNW puffing in with a cross-onshore breeze. The water’s a warm 82°F which is about a degree warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s nice for a float, but that’s where the good news ends. The wave energy is weak and the period is short, so it’s just messy little wind ripples. Not a paddle out there.

The whole first week is a washout. Thursday and Friday stay small, with the swell barely scraping 3 ft and the wind staying cross-onshore or onshore. The energy is mostly low to moderate, but the quality is just not there. The only glimmer is Saturday morning, the 18th, when the wind drops to glassy. The swell is still a pathetic 2 ft with a short period, but that glassy surface means you could get a few little rolly ones if you’re desperate. The energy is weak, so it’s not worth a drive.

Then we go dead. From Sunday the 19th all the way through Thursday the 23rd, it’s a flat spell. Swell heights drop to 1 ft to 2 ft, periods are short, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore. There’s a gap of about five days with nothing surfable. The energy numbers are tiny—barely a ripple.

The only real pulse shows up on Friday the 24th of July. The swell jumps to 5 ft in the morning, building to 6 ft by the afternoon, from the WNW. The wave energy ramps up to moderate then strong. But the wind is cross-onshore and onshore, blowing 12 mph, and the period is only 8 to 9 seconds. It’s going to be a lumpy, choppy mess. The morning of the 25th still has 6 ft swell and light cross-onshore wind, but they call it marginal. This is the only real window for something rideable, but it’s not clean, and it’s a week and a half away, so don’t get your hopes up.

After that, the swell fades back into the tiny stuff again for the rest of the month. No standouts. No gems. The best on offer is probably that Saturday morning glassy session on the 18th, but you’d be surfing ankle-biters on a reef that’s inconsistent. If you’re a beginner, the 6 ft swell on the 24th is probably too much for you, and for experts, the wind ruins it.

Honestly, for this stretch, you’re better off doing something else. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those days with decent swell and strong onshore wind. The forecasts can change, but right now, Hilton is a hard pass.

Rusty.

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