Hilton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here with a look at what’s on offer for Hilton over the next couple of weeks. I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty flat and uninspiring for the most part. We’ve got a long dry spell ahead before anything worth paddling out for shows up.

The forecast starts on Saturday, September 5th, and honestly, it’s a tough watch. We’re looking at weak, short-period swell from the WNW, barely pushing 2ft to 3ft, and the wind is almost always cross or cross-onshore, chopping it up. The combined swell energy is weak, barely getting into double digits for most of the first week. There’s a morning on Tuesday, September 8th, where it goes glassy, but with only 2ft of weak 6-second wind swell and poor surf conditions noted, it’s not going to be worth the effort. The same goes for Saturday morning, September 12th – another glassy start, but the energy is still low (41) and the waves are tiny and weak.

We then hit a real dead zone. From Sunday the 13th right through to Wednesday the 16th of September, the swell drops off a cliff. We’re talking 1ft to 2ft, periods of 5 or 6 seconds, and combined energy figures that barely register. This is a proper flat spell, and there’s nothing to get excited about.

Things finally start to look a little more promising heading into the following week. Thursday morning, September 17th, sees a return of glassy conditions with 2ft of swell from the WNW at 7 seconds. The combined energy is still moderate at 61, and it’s only rated as “surfable but very ordinary”. The real standout, and the only one worth marking on your calendar, is Friday morning, September 18th. We’ve got 3ft of WNW swell with an 8-second period, glassy conditions, and the combined energy finally ticks over into the three-digit zone at 100. It’s still not big, but for this stretch, that’s the best we’ll see. The wind is light and from the WSW, which should keep it clean at this exposed reef break. It’s still a beginner-friendly size, but the conditions will make it the most enjoyable session of the entire forecast.

Hilton is a reef break exposed to the WSW swell, and while it’s inconsistent, the morning glass-offs are your only real chance for a clean wave. After that Friday morning, it fades back into small, choppy junk for the weekend. Don’t expect much, but if you’re desperate, that Friday morning is the one to aim for.

- Rusty

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