Hobson County Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up. Rusty here.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a quiet one for our shores. We're looking at a long dry spell with only tiny amounts of swell and mostly onshore or cross-onshore breezes. For the most part, the ocean is gonna be flat and messy.

Let’s break it down. We’ve got a gap right from the start with no real surf to speak of. Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th are a write-off with tiny 1ft to 2ft waves and poor conditions. The weekend ain't much better. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th see a little bump up to 2ft, but it’s all onshore wind and the combined wave energy is still weak to moderate, reading just 398 on Saturday morning. By Monday the 31st, it’s back down to 2ft and fading.

There’s about a week-long gap here where nothing’s worth paddling out for. Sure, the water’s way warmer than normal at 71° – that’s 7° above average for this time of year, so you won't need a thick wetsuit – but there’s no power behind it.

The only faint glimmer of hope comes right at the end of the forecast period. On Friday the 11th of September, during the afternoon, there’s a pulse of short-period windswell showing up. It’s a messy 4ft from the WNW, with a period of only 6 seconds, which means it’ll be choppy and weak. The combined energy is moderate (256), but the wind swings around to a moderate onshore breeze at 12 mph, so the surface will be all blown out. It's not a proper wave.

For the advanced crew, Hobson County Park is a reef break, and it's the only game in town. The optimum swell is from the WNW, which matches that Friday afternoon pulse, but honestly, the quality is just poor. The wind is onshore, the period is short, and it’s not going to line up. If you’re desperate, you could look at it, but I wouldn’t bother. It’s only for the experts anyway, and it’s often crowded when there’s anything at all. This is one of those periods where you’re better off waiting for the next forecast to change.

Rusty.

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