Hitherhills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Hitherhills are looking pretty flat and grim. We’ve got a lot of small, weak swell and a lot of windy days messing it up. The wave energy is mostly weak, with values in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, and even dipping into the 20s and 30s at times. We are in for a serious dry spell.

The first week is a write-off for any proper surfing. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are just poor, with winds whipping up cross-shore chop. We see tiny 2ft to 3ft swell from the south and southwest, but with periods of only 6 to 7 seconds, there’s just no push or shape to it. Mornings are cleaner, but the swell is so small it’s barely rideable. Sunday the 9th has a tiny pulse to 3ft but it’s still just 6 seconds and gets chopped up in the afternoon. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are similar – small, weak, and messy. The only surfable window in this first stretch looks like the early mornings, when the breeze is light, but we’re talking about marginal, knee-to-waist-high slop at absolute best. Not worth getting out of bed for, honestly.

Midweek, Wednesday the 12th ’til Friday the 14th, we see a slight uptick in consistency but the size stays weak. There’s a chance on Friday morning the 14th for something a little cleaner when a light offshore wind from the NW shows up, with that 2ft south swell, but it's still small. We see an energy value of 59 there, which is still weak. A few windows in there might get you a few grovelly ones on a longboard, but you’re working hard for nothing. The period is still short, between 6 and 8 seconds, so it’s not going to have any power.

The weekend of the 16th and 17th is looking even smaller, with swell dropping back down to 1ft and 2ft. The energy values drop right off, into the 20s and 40s. It’s truly flat. Then, there is a sudden push of energy on the 18th and 19th. But don’t get excited, it’s not good. Tuesday the 18th sees energy jump to 93, and Wednesday the 19th jumps to 192 and 234, which is moderate wave energy, with 5ft swell. However, this comes with a change in direction to the ESE and E, which is completely wrong for this spot, and it’s accompanied by fresh, strong cross-shore winds and even some rain and thunderstorms. It’s going to be a complete, lumpy, crumbly mess. That’s a hard pass.

For the rest of the week, we see the energy drop back down to the 40s and 80s. The winds turn offshore on Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, which is great, but the swell has already faded. Friday afternoon the 21st might be your best bet – a 2ft south swell with an 8-second period and a moderate offshore wind. The energy value of 80 is the highest we've seen in the tail end of the period, but it's still just moderate at best. It’ll be clean and glassy, but the size just isn't there. There’s a very small window Saturday morning the 22nd with light winds, but the swell is back down to 2ft.

This is a long, 16-day stretch of tiny surf and bad winds. There are no standouts here. The best you can hope for is a few small, clean, ankle-to-knee-high waves on a longboard, but that’s it. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty out.

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