Hitherhills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Hitherhills for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty grim run. The whole 16-day window is a struggle. There’s no standout session, no day where it all comes together. We’re looking at a long, flat, and messy stretch with very little to get excited about. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t even show up until Tuesday the 14th, and even then it’s barely a whisper. That’s a solid 10-day gap of nothing but poor conditions right from the start.

The water temp is sitting at 67°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you’re sitting there waiting.

Let’s walk through it. Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th are tiny and sloppy – forget it. Monday the 6th sees a bump in swell to 6ft from the ESE, but it’s accompanied by a strong 28 mph cross-onshore wind and heavy rain. The combined energy hits 258 (moderate), but the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s just a messy, blown-out wall of whitewater. Not for paddling, maybe more interesting for kite surfing if that’s your thing.

Tuesday the 7th is similar – 6ft from the E, but with a near gale (31 mph) cross-off wind. The energy is up to 312 (moderate), but that wind is brutal. It’s clean in the sense of no chop, but you’d be fighting a hurricane just to get out the back. Expert only, and even then, not fun.

From Wednesday the 8th onward, the swell drops right off. We’re looking at waist-high or smaller, with periods mostly under 8 seconds, and the wind is all over the shop – cross, cross-on, cross-off. The combined energy values are mostly two-digit numbers (weak), like 64, 74, 84. It’s just not happening.

The only session that even gets a “surfable” nod is Tuesday afternoon the 14th. Swell is 3ft from the E, period 7 seconds, with a light cross-off breeze from the NNE. The combined energy is 87 (weak). It’s clean, but it’s tiny and weak. You might get a few knee-high rollers if you’re desperate. That’s the best of a bad bunch, and it’s not saying much.

After that, it’s back to tiny, weak, and mostly onshore or messy right through to the 19th. Wednesday morning the 15th is glassy, but the swell is only 2ft with a 4-second period – that’s just wind chop, not surf.

So, bottom line: there’s nothing worth paddling out for in this 16-day window. Hitherhills is a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, but even its consistency can’t save this forecast. It’s a blank run, plain and simple. Keep an eye on it, though – forecasts can change, and it doesn’t usually stay this flat for long.

Rusty.

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