Hitherhills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Hitherhills are looking pretty ordinary. Honestly, there’s no standout session in this entire 16-day window. The conditions just aren’t coming together for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch of poor quality ahead, with a few brief moments that are surfable but nothing to get excited about.

Right from the start, Friday the 3rd of July has tiny, weak swell at 2ft from the south with a short period of 6 seconds, and even though the morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, the wave energy is barely there (46). The afternoon gets messier with a moderate cross-shore chop. Saturday the 4th drops even smaller to 1.0ft from the southeast, and while the period stretches a bit to 9 seconds, Sunday the 5th is all onshore and choppy with the same tiny 1.0ft swell. Monday the 6th stays similar – small, choppy, no power.

We finally see a bit of a bump on Tuesday the 7th of July, with the swell climbing to 6ft from the east-southeast, but the period is a dismal 5 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 243 – moderate – but it’s raining, onshore, and the wave comment says “poor surf conditions.” The afternoon is slightly smaller at 5ft, but still only marginal with a 1 out of 10 score. That’s the closest we get to anything, and it’s not worth paddling out for.

After that, it drops back to knee-high dribble for days. Wednesday the 8th has 3ft with a light cross-offshore in the morning, so it’s clean, but the energy is weak (102). Thursday the 9th of July morning turns glassy with zero wind and a tiny 2ft south swell – the best-looking conditions of the whole outlook, but the waves are just too small to bother with. Scores that session a 1.

Then we slide into a long, dull patch. From Friday the 10th through to Wednesday the 15th, the swell bounces between 2ft and 5ft, but almost every session is cursed with strong cross-shore or onshore winds – a lot of fresh breezes and lumpy chop. The energy values climb a bit – 377 on Sunday the 12th afternoon, and 344 on Wednesday the 15th afternoon – but that’s from short-period, messy windswell. Not the kind of juice that makes for good waves.

Thursday the 16th of July morning offers a glimmer: 4ft from the south, 8-second period, a clean cross-offshore breeze from the west, and surfable conditions. Combined energy is 181 – moderate but workable. It’s the only other session that scores a 1. But by afternoon the wind swings and it’s gone again.

The final days, Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, are more of the same: onshore winds, short-period swell, poor quality. Saturday afternoon sees 5ft from the south with a 6-second period and a fresh onshore breeze – that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

Water temperature is sitting at 66°F, which is 2°F cooler than average for this time of year – a bit colder than normal, so you’ll want a decent wetsuit.

Bottom line: there are no true standouts here. The best you’ll get is Thursday the 9th morning’s glassy conditions on a tiny wave, or Thursday the 16th morning’s clean but average swell. If you’re desperate, keep an eye on the 16th – otherwise, it’s a frustrating couple of weeks at Hitherhills. Forecasts can change though, so don’t write it off completely.

Rusty.

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