Hilton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Hilton. Gotta be straight with you – this one’s a tough stretch.

The whole 16-day window is a real struggle. We’ve got a long, dry spell of nothing worth paddling out for. From now until the end of August, forget it. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly junk. There’s a solid week of zero recommendations.

The first real flicker of something surfable doesn’t show up until Saturday, the 29th of August. It’s not great, but it’s the best we’ve got. Early that morning, Hilton (a reef/jetties setup) sees a little 3 ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak, just 78. The real highlight here is the wind: dead glassy. That’s the only thing making it even worth a look. The conditions are still described as “surfable but very ordinary,” so keep your expectations in the car. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, but it’s inconsistent, so don’t expect a session to just fall in your lap.

After that, we sink back into a deep hole of tiny surf and poor conditions until the 2nd of September. On Wednesday the 2nd, the swell tries to pick up, hitting 4 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period. The combined energy bumps up to a moderate 131. But the wind is a mess – cross-shore in the morning and onshore in the afternoon. The data says “poor surf conditions” for both sessions, so it’s not the clean, glassy setup we’d want for that size.

The next sniff of a glassy morning comes on Friday, the 4th of September, with 3 ft WNW swell, 7-second period, and 70 energy. Again, “surfable but very ordinary.” The wind is glassy early, but it turns onshore quickly.

For a spot that’s exposed to a WSW optimum swell, we’re getting a lot of small, short-period WNW energy. The water temp is a very warm 86°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 4° above average.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a wave, the glassy mornings on the 29th of August or the 4th of September are your only real window. But this is a bleak run. For a spot that’s this inconsistent, a blank stretch like this isn’t totally out of the ordinary. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer when the wind picks up.

Rusty.

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