Hilton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Look, I’m gonna level with you – the next couple of weeks at Hilton are a bit of a write-off for paddle surfing. The forecast is pretty much a flat spell with some small, weak swell and the wind is never quite right. There’s a gap of no real surf on offer right from the start.

The first few days are a tough watch. Saturday morning, 4th of July, you’re looking at a weak 3ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is a cross-onshore from the SW at 12 mph. The wave energy is weak (60). Water temp is 81°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Conditions are just choppy and messy.

Sunday and Monday are similar – small swell around 4ft to 4ft, still short period (7 seconds), and always that cross-onshore or onshore wind. The combined energy climbs a bit, but it’s still only moderate at best (128 to 125). Nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th bring a tiny bit more size – 4ft on Tuesday morning – with a period of 8 seconds, which is still short. The cross-onshore wind keeps it lumpy. Thursday the 9th drops back to 3ft, and by Friday the 10th the swell is barely 3ft and the energy is back below 100.

After that, it’s a real dry spell. From Saturday 11th through to Tuesday 14th, the swell is tiny – 1ft to 2ft – with periods of 6 seconds and almost no energy (10 to 27). The wind is variable, sometimes cross-onshore, sometimes onshore, but it’s all too small and weak to matter.

There’s a slight flicker on Wednesday 15th July, with a 4ft swell from the WNW and an 8-second period, and the combined energy reaches 149 – still only moderate. The wind is light cross-onshore, so it might be a little cleaner, but the swell is still short period and weak.

From Thursday 16th onwards, it’s back to small stuff – 1ft to 3ft, short period, weak energy.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. The best shot is probably Wednesday 15th July morning, when the swell is 4ft from the WNW with an 8-second period and the wind is light cross-onshore, but it’s nothing to write home about. The setup is a reef, exposed to the swell, but the direction is WSW optimum – and the swell is coming from WNW, which is not ideal. It’s also inconsistent, so you’d be waiting for a wave.

For a beginner, it’s fine – the swell never gets over 5ft – but for anyone else, it’s a frustrating outlook. With the wind always cross-onshore or onshore and the swell so small, this is more of a kite-surfing window than a paddle-surfing one.

Rusty.

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