Hilton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are going to be a real test of patience if you’re chasing a wave. There’s a big, flat gap at the start, and it’s not until the tail end of the run that we see any real pulse.

For most of the first week, from the 16th to the 28th, the surf is minuscule. We’re talking ankle-biters in the 2ft range, with short, weak periods of 5 to 8 seconds. The energy in the water is super low, with combined readings in the 20s and 30s. A few mornings have that glassy, clean feel, like Sunday the 16th with 3ft waves, but the period is weak, so it won’t have any punch. The one decent window in this stretch is Tuesday morning the 18th: still small around 3ft, but the wind is dead calm and the surface is clean. It’s not going to be a session you write home about, but it’s the best of a poor bunch. The afternoons are mostly written off with a stiff onshore breeze from the northwest chopping everything up.

Then, things look like they might be turning. Saturday the 29th sees a slight bump to 4ft, but the wind is crossed up and it’s not offering the quality we’re after. The standout of the whole outlook is Sunday morning the 30th, which brings our biggest swell of the run at 5ft with a moderate energy reading of 236. It’s not clean, with a cross-shore wind from the southwest, but there’s some proper push to it. If you’re willing to battle a bit of lump, that’s your window. After that, Monday morning the 31st drops back a touch to 4ft, but the wind goes glassy, making for the cleanest conditions of the whole fortnight. That’s an early session for sure, but it might be the best compromise between size and form.

So, for the pick of the litter, I’d say Sunday the 30th for the most size, but keep an eye on that early Monday morning on the 31st for the clean, glassy conditions. It’s slim pickings this time around, so be ready to be picky.

Rusty out.

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