Hilton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the Hilton break.

Alright, I gotta be straight with you. The outlook for Hilton (Hilton) over the next 16 days is a real tough one. We're looking at a long, dry stretch with almost nothing to get excited about. The water is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only highlight.

The pattern starts on Friday, the 21st of August, with a tiny 1ft, 4-second wind swell from the NW. The combined energy is a measly (7), and with a cross-onshore wind, it's just poor surf conditions. This sad little theme continues right through the following week. The swell never gets above 3ft, and the period is always short, between 4 and 8 seconds. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and messy. There are a couple of glassy mornings, like Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th, but the swell is so weak (13-17) that it's just flat, featureless bumps.

We hit Saturday the 29th of August, and the energy finally ticks up a little, hitting 103 for the morning, but it's still a weak 3ft swell from the WNW with a short 8-second period and a cross-onshore wind. It's still poor.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't come until Sunday the 30th of August. The morning sees a glassy surface with a 2ft, 8-second swell from the WNW. The combined energy is only 51, but it’s described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's the best of a bad bunch, but calling it a standout would be a stretch. You'd be looking at tiny, weak waves, but at least it would be clean. After that, it's back to the same poor, choppy conditions for days.

The pattern repeats itself for the first week of September. There's a slight bump in swell on Tuesday the 1st, with a 4ft swell from the WNW, but the period is still only 8 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore, keeping it poor. The only other moment that gets a "surfable" tag is the morning of Friday the 4th of September. Again, glassy conditions, but with a weak 3ft, 7-second swell (energy 84). It's the same story: small, clean, but not much push.

To be honest, the whole 16-day window is a write-off. There's no big swell, no long period, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore. The best you can hope for is a few small, clean waves on a couple of mornings. For a spot that's inconsistent and exposed to a WSW optimum, this is a classic blank run for the area. It tends not to stay poor for long, but right now, it's a dead zone.

Rusty.

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