Hope Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down.

The first decent surf shows up this Friday afternoon, so there’s a few days of small or flat stuff before that. Hope Beach is the only spot worth looking at for the whole 16-day run.

Friday afternoon, July 17, we’ve got a solid 5ft SSE groundswell with a long 16-second period. That long period means real energy, better-shaped waves, and longer lulls between sets, which can make paddling out a little easier. The wind is light offshore from the NNW, keeping it clean. Water temp is 53°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing crazy. The combined swell energy hits 991 – that’s moderate-to-strong. This is the standout early on – clean, punchy, and very surfable for intermediates.

Saturday the 18th keeps the fun rolling with a slightly smaller 4ft to 4ft SSE swell, still 12 to 13 seconds, and clean offshore winds both morning and afternoon. A bit lighter in size but still quality. Sunday the 19th follows with an easing trend – 3ft to 3ft, still clean, still offshore. Good for a longboard or a fun grovel board.

Monday the 20th drops right off to just 1ft, and the wind swings more onshore or cross-off. Not worth paddling out for. Tuesday the 21st sees a little pulse back to 3ft in the morning with light offshore breeze and a nice 14-second period – very clean, very pleasant, but not big. Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd are mixed: small to moderate swell but cross-off winds and only marginal conditions. Thursday afternoon does show a bump to 7ft with a 17-second period, but the wind is cross-off and the score is still only marginal.

Friday the 24th is a write-off: strong SW winds, cross-shore conditions, messy cross-chop. Save your energy.

Now here is the real highlight of the whole outlook: Saturday July 25. Morning brings a nice 5ft SSE swell with clean offshore NNW wind, very surfable. But the afternoon is the big one – 10ft of SW swell, 12-second period, still moderate offshore breeze. That’s expert territory, serious power, but clean. The combined energy is a massive 2958, meaning strong wave energy. If you’ve got the skill, this is the session to circle. Just be aware that the crowd situation can be busy sometimes, so expect company.

Sunday the 26th through the rest of the month goes downhill fast. Rain showers, strong winds, cross-shore or onshore conditions, and dropping swell. The water gets messy, the surf poor. A few days of almost nothing worth a mention until the very end.

Saturday August 1 brings a small pulse back: 4ft SSE groundswell with a long 17-second period, light NNW breeze, clean conditions. A nice little note to close out the run but nothing like the 25th.

Overall, the two standout sessions are Friday July 17 afternoon for clean, moderate groundswell, and Saturday July 25 afternoon for big, expert-only waves with that same clean offshore wind. Everything else is either small, short-period, or blown out. The long period swells here are best at reef or point setups, but Hope Beach is a fairly exposed beach break, so those really long-period swells can close out a bit – keep that in mind.

Rusty.

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