Hitherhills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good hard look at what Hitherhills has cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks. I won't lie to ya, it's a real mixed bag, with a whole lot of ordinary and a couple of bright spots we can sink our teeth into. The water is a bit chilly, sittin' at 69°, which is a touch colder than we're used to for this time of year – grab the extra mm if you get cold easy.

The first few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 29th is messy with a sloppy 4 to 6ft of short-period wind swell from the SSE, and a cross-on breeze makes it lumpy and poor. The wave energy is a weak to moderate 318 (Wednesday morning) and 152 (Wednesday afternoon) – just not worth paddling out.

We get our first real glimmer of hope on Thursday morning, the 30th. The swell drops a bit to 4ft from the SSE, but the big difference is a crisp NW offshore wind. The period stretches to 9 seconds, and the energy jumps into the moderate range at 208. This will be clean and workable for a beginner-friendly wave. The wind turns gnarly in the afternoon, so get your session in early.

Friday the 31st morning is also worth a look. It's smaller at 3ft from the SSE, but with a clean 9-second period and light NW offshore winds. Energy is moderate at 122. It's surfable, but honestly, it's not lighting the world on fire.

From Friday afternoon all the way through Monday the 5th of August, it's a grim run of poor surf. Cross-shores, cross-onshores, lumpy conditions, and weak energy levels often dropping below 100. The swell is small and junky. You’d be better off doing something else.

Tuesday the 5th and Wednesday the 6th of August bring a slight respite with clean conditions and light winds, but the swell is tiny (2ft to 3ft) and the periods are short. The energy is weak (50 and 42). It's barely surfable.

We get another promising window on the morning of Thursday the 7th of August. The swell is 4ft from the SSW, period is short at 6 seconds, but we have clean conditions with light SW winds. The energy is moderate at 190. Still not a standout.

Hold on, here we go. The standout of the whole outlook is Sunday morning, the 9th of August. We get a solid 5ft groundswell pumping in from the SSW with a 7-second period, and the wind is clean offshore from the WNW. The combined energy hits a solid 235 – this means a proper, fun wave. This is the morning to be out there. The afternoon sees a bigger 6ft swell but with stronger cross-offshore winds (325 energy), making it marginal for the beginner-friendly setup here but it will be powerful. This is a bigger, punchier wave; if you're a newer surfer, the morning is your window.

After that, it fades again. Monday the 10th of August has a 5ft swell from the S, but a messy cross-shore wind and some questionable tide conditions. From Tuesday the 11th right through to the end of the forecast period on the 13th, it’s a return to small, weak, or onshore slop. There just isn't another decent window.

So, to sum it up: the best bet is undeniably Hitherhills on the morning of Sunday, August 9th. You've got a clean 5ft SSW groundswell with an offshore wind and good energy. It’s a good day. The morning of Thursday, July 30th, is a solid second choice with that offshore wind. The rest of the 16 days is a lot of waiting around.

Rusty.

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