Hobson County Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – we’ve got a long, quiet stretch ahead at Hobson County Park. This reef setup is for advanced surfers only, and it’s consistent, but the swell just isn’t there for most of the next 16 days. The water is sitting at 70°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a real standout.

We kick off Monday the 24th of August with tiny 1ft swell from the SSW, period around 14 seconds. The energy is weak (128), and the wind is light offshore from the WSW – clean, but there’s nothing to ride. Tuesday the 25th is similar, 1ft SSW swell, still offshore but light. Wednesday the 26th drops even further, 2ft from the W with a period of just 6 seconds – that’s short-period junk. Combined energy is a paltry 16. Thursday the 27th is cross-onshore, 1ft, messy. We go through the rest of that week and into the next with nothing but tiny, weak pulses. Friday the 28th sees a slight bump to 1ft from the SSW but with a nice long 19-second period – energy picks to 234 – but it’s still too small. Saturday the 29th shows the biggest swell of the first week, 2ft from the SSW, 17 seconds, energy up to 400, but the call is still poor surf. Light offshore wind keeps it clean, but the size isn’t there.

The first week is basically a write-off. We’ve got a gap of several days where there’s nothing worth paddling out for.

Moving into the second week, Monday the 31st of August stays small, 2ft, with cross-onshore wind. Tuesday the 1st of September is a real low – 2ft from the W with a 5-second period, energy just 20. Wednesday the 2nd finally shows a pulse: 3ft from the SSW, 13 seconds, energy 293 – the biggest swell so far – but still rated poor. Light offshore wind, though. Thursday the 3rd has a long-period 19-second pulse from the SSW, 1ft, energy 342 – promising shape but tiny. Friday the 4th holds 2-3ft from the SSW, 17 seconds, energy 303-387. Still light offshore. By Saturday the 5th of September, the surf finally ticks up to marginal – 3ft from the SSW, 16 seconds, energy around 319. This is the closest we get to a highlight. The wind is light offshore, so it’ll be clean, but it’s still small. That’s the best on offer.

After that, Sunday the 6th drops back to 2-2ft with cross-onshore wind. Monday the 7th shows 3ft, cross-onshore again, marginal. Tuesday the 8th has 3-3ft from the SSW, 13 seconds, energy 365-405, but it’s cross-shore wind – not ideal. Still marginal.

Overall, there’s nothing that really fires. The best chance to wet a line is Saturday the 5th of September, with clean conditions and the biggest, most consistent energy of the run. But don’t expect much. It’s a quiet period – forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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