Hitherhills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Hitherhills. It’s a pretty bleak run, to be honest. There’s no surf worth paddling out for for the first couple of days. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th are a write-off – tiny, weak junk with a messy cross-wind. The swell energy is pathetic (21-39), and the wind is just ruining any chance of a wave. Not worth getting wet.

The first real glimmer comes on Monday morning, the 20th of July. It’s small, 3 ft of south swell, but the wind goes light and cross-shore. The water temp is about 69°, which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year, but not a big deal. The energy is still weak (80), so it’s a session for a foamy and a bit of a paddle, not a proper surf.

The week remains frustrating. Tuesday the 21st gets a bit more grunt with 4 ft of south-southeast swell, but the wind is onshore and messy. The energy ticks up to 124, but it’s blown out. Wednesday the 22nd is the biggest of the week – 7 ft to 8 ft of south swell with moderate energy (671-847) – but the cross-shore to cross-onshore wind makes it a lumpy, choppy mess. That’s kite-surfing territory, not a surfer’s wave.

Thursday the 23rd is the only real standout. The morning has 5 ft of clean swell from the south with a light cross-offshore breeze from the west-northwest. The energy is solid (444), and the period is a decent 9 seconds. It’s the cleanest wave of the whole forecast. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have a few others out, but it’s worth the early paddle. After that, it’s back to mediocrity.

Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are small and weak, though Saturday morning has a moment of glassy conditions with 3 ft of southeast swell. The energy is moderate (120), but it’s tiny and the quality is just “ordinary.” The rest of the month and into the start of August is a long, dry stretch. From Sunday the 26th through to the end of the forecast on the 2nd of August, the swell stays small (2 ft to 5 ft), the wind is mostly cross-shore or onshore, and the energy is low to moderate. The last few days of July and the first of August are particularly flat and uninspiring, with a 7 ft pulse on the 2nd of August but with a cross-shore wind and a short period, making it a messy, chunky beach break.

Honestly, the only day worth circling on the calendar is Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. The rest is a long stretch of poor to ordinary conditions. Don’t get your hopes up for the second week; it’s a flat and windy slog.

Rusty.

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