Hobson County Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at the local surf situation coming up.

Alright, to be straight with you – the whole 16-day window is pretty grim. There’s nothing that really fires up. The better end of the scale is just a few “marginal” moments, and even those are a stretch. This reef break stays surprisingly small and messy throughout. The best you can hope for is a clean-ish window with small energy, but that’s about it.

We start off on Thursday morning, 23 July, with 1ft of SSW swell, period at 14 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which is usually a good sign, but the energy is weak at just 119 and the wind is onshore from the WSW at 6 mph. The surf is poor. Thursday afternoon sees a short, choppy 4ft W swell with a period of only 5 seconds and 203 energy – onshore wind again. No good.

Friday the 24th keeps the same theme: morning has 1ft SSW swell with a 24-second period – that’s an extremely long period, but cross-onshore wind and small size make it hard to get excited. Energy climbs to 264. Afternoon stays poor. Saturday the 25th: 2ft SSW swell, period 21 seconds, onshore wind, energy 380. Still junk.

Then on Sunday morning, 26 July, we finally get a rating that isn’t zero – a 1 out of 10 for marginal surf. 2ft SSW swell, 19-second period, light cross-onshore wind. It’s the first faint glimmer, but it’s still weak. Monday the 27th morning is similar: 2ft SSW swell, 18 seconds, cross-onshore, energy 368 – still just marginal. That’s the high point, really.

From Tuesday the 28th through to Wednesday the 5th of August, it’s all poor or marginal. The swell never gets above 3ft, the best energy reading is 410 on Tuesday afternoon the 28th, but it’s onshore and messy. Winds stay light at 6 to 9 mph, mostly onshore or cross-onshore. The swell direction stays SSW or SW, and the period varies but never builds enough to make anything worthwhile.

Even the Sunday morning of 2 August, with 3ft SSW swell at 12 seconds and 304 energy, only scores a 1. Nothing stands out.

So look – there are no standout days. The whole forecast is a quiet run. If you’re desperate, Sunday 26 July or Monday 27 July mornings offer the best chance for a small, clean-ish wave if the light cross-onshore doesn’t mess it up too much. But it’s a real scratch. For the rest of it, honestly, you might be better off finding something else to do. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s a flat stretch.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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