Hobson County Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you straight off the bat. The next couple of weeks are a write-off for any proper surfing at Hobson County Park. The models are showing surf, but it’s all junky, short-period wind swell, and the winds are never doing us any favors. It’s a real bummer, but there’s a tiny glimmer of something on the horizon if you’re patient.

For the first stretch, from Tuesday the 8th through the 19th, it’s just not happening. The wave heights are mostly under 3 feet, and the period is all over the place – mostly under 10 seconds, which means it’s just a messy, washed-out closeout. The winds are up and down, but mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so the surface will be torn up. The combined energy is weak to moderate, barely pushing past 200 in the best of it. It’s the kind of swell that has you sitting on the beach wondering why you bothered getting out of bed.

The only faint pulse of something comes on Sunday the 20th. The morning is still marginal, but the afternoon kicks up a bit of a bump. A 7ft swell out of the west, but with a period of just 7 seconds. That’s a lot of water moving but zero push behind it. The combined energy jumps to 583, which is moderate, but that short period will close out fast. That’s really only for the experienced crew who don’t mind a fight.

Then, the following day, Monday the 21st, the afternoon looks like it might have a bit more oomph, with a 5ft swell from the WNW and a 6-second period. Again, all surface chop, no real power. The energy reading for that one is 496. For a reef break like Hobson County Park, which works best on a clean groundswell, this kind of steep, short-period stuff just doesn’t groove.

Honestly, the only day with any real promise is that Sunday the 20th, and even then, it’s a long shot. The swell is over 5ft, so it’s not for learners, and with the wind being light but onshore, it’s going to be lumpy. For a spot that’s already fairly exposed to the swell, and considering it breaks over reef, this will be a heavy, tricky wave. It’s one for the experts only, and even then, you’d be taking a look and probably paddling back out.

If you’re not an expert, the whole window is a bust. It’ll be a flat, blown-out stretch, and a few of those mornings might even be better for a kite or a foil than a surfboard. Hang tight. Forecasts can change. Rusty out.

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