Hitherhills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Hitherhills over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a grim run. Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s hardly a moment worth paddling out for. We’ve got a long stretch of messy, blown-out conditions with onshore and cross-shore winds just wrecking any chance of clean waves. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t even show up until Wednesday, 8th July, and even then, it’s a tiny blip.

Forget about the early part of the week – Sunday and Monday are a total write-off. We’ve got a strong ESE wind on Monday pushing 25 mph with a lumpy 6 ft swell that’s just a mess. The wave energy is moderate at best (194), but the wind is cross-onshore and strong, so it’s ugly. Tuesday is more of the same – strong cross-shore winds whipping up a chop.

The first tiny silver lining is on Wednesday morning, 8th July. It’s small, just 3 ft from the E with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind goes light NNE at 3 mph, turning cross-offshore, so the surface cleans right up. The combined energy is weak (93), so it’s not going to get your heart racing, but for a beginner on a longboard, it might be the only session worth having. The water temp is about 68°, which is bang-on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Thursday morning, 9th July, is dead – windy and cross-shore. Friday morning, 10th July, has another tiny window with clean conditions and a light N wind, but the swell is only 3 ft from the SSW with a short 6-second period. Energy is weak (74). It’s surfable, but just barely.

Then we go into another dead zone. From Saturday, 11th July, right through to the end of the second week, it’s just poor condition after poor condition. The swell tries to pick up a bit around Tuesday, 14th July, with 4 ft from the SSE, but the wind is a fresh SW cross-shore at 22 mph, making it lumpy and choppy. Wave energy climbs to 148 (moderate), but it’s unsurfable for anyone who cares about quality.

The only other moment worth a mention is Friday morning, 17th July. It’s clean with a light WSW cross-offshore breeze, and we get 3 ft from the S with a 7-second period. Energy is 98 – weak – but the conditions are clean. Again, it’s small and ordinary.

After that, we’re back into a mess of onshore winds and rain through the 18th, 19th, and 20th of July. The last day, Monday morning the 20th, has a near gale from the NE at 31 mph, so don’t even bother – that’s kite-surfing wind, not paddle-surfing weather.

The best on offer? I’d say lock in Wednesday morning, 8th July. It’s the cleanest of the lot, with tiny 3 ft E swell and glassy conditions. For a beginner, that’s your window. The other clean slot is Friday morning, 17th July, but it’s still tiny. Neither is a standout for power or size – more of a “get wet and float around” deal. The SSE swell around Tuesday, 14th July has the most energy, but the wind ruins it.

Bottom line: it’s a long, flat, windy stretch. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s one for the repair rack.

- Rusty

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