
Surf Forecasts:
Hope Beach surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period, S swell with 3,303 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hope Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Hope Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hope Beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hope Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Hope Beach (Hope-Beach). There’s some serious potential scattered through this outlook, but you’re gonna have to pick your moments. The water’s sitting at about 52°F, which is a touch below the norm for this time of year—nothing crazy, but a good winter wetsuit is a must.
We kick things off Tuesday the 28th of July. The morning’s got a solid 4ft SSW groundswell pushing in with a super long 15-second period. Combined wave energy is moderate at (850). The wind’s blowing a fresh 35 km/h from the north, but it’s offshore, so the lineup should be clean. It’s an inconsistent break, though, so don’t expect a wave every minute. Still, a good session if you’re patient.
That Tuesday afternoon cleans up even more. Swell drops a little to 4ft, period still a sweet 15 seconds, and the wind eases to a moderate 25 km/h offshore. Wave energy (573) is lighter, but the quality’s there.
Wednesday the 29th starts with another 4ft SSW groundswell at 17 seconds—very long period, so this is proper groundswell. Energy jumps to solid moderate (1007). The wind is cross-off from the NW at 25 km/h, keeping things reasonably clean. But then Wednesday afternoon turns ugly. The wind swings SW at 45 km/h, the swell jumps to 10ft but with a short, weak 9-second period, and the combined energy hits strong (1523). That’s a mess of cross-shore wind and wind swell—honestly, it’s gonna be a washing machine. This is kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.
Thursday the 30th is underwhelming. Morning has 5ft S swell with a short 9-second period and cross-shore winds—just messy. The afternoon gets a little better with 6ft SSW swell, period still short at 8 seconds, and cross-off wind, but it’s still only marginal.
Now, Friday the 31st of July—this is a standout. The morning has tiny 2ft SSW groundswell, period a nice 12 seconds, and light 15 km/h offshore from the NNW. Wave energy is low (190), but the conditions are clean. The real gem is Friday afternoon: 7ft SW groundswell, 12-second period, and a light 10 km/h cross-off breeze from WNW. Combined energy jumps to strong (1592). This is excellent, clean surf for experienced surfers. That’s the one to circle.
Saturday the 1st of August has good energy too. Morning brings 4ft SSW groundswell with a 17-second period, offshore wind from NNW at 20 km/h, and moderate energy (1118). Clean lines. Saturday afternoon sees a big 7ft S groundswell with an insane 20-second period—very long period. Energy is very strong (3341). It’s a cross-off breeze so it stays clean, but that long period might make it break a bit straight at this beach setup. Still, for a point or reef, that’d be a dream.
From Sunday the 2nd of August through Monday the 3rd, the wind goes bad—cross-shore and cross-on with WSW and SSW winds, messy conditions. Swell hangs around 4ft to 6ft but it’s just not clean. Skip it.
Tuesday the 4th of August morning looks decent again: 4ft S swell at 11 seconds, light 10 km/h cross-off from NW, low energy (340), but clean.
Wednesday the 5th of August morning: another standout. 3ft SSW groundswell, 17-second period, light offshore from NNW at 10 km/h. Very clean, good shape. Energy moderate (696).
After that, things fade. Thursday the 6th has small 3ft SSW groundswell, clean but small. Friday the 7th drops to 1ft and then 1.0ft—tiny. There’s a brief pulse on Saturday the 8th of August with 4ft S swell and 19-second period, but the wind is a fresh 35 km/h from the north, making it messy. Energy strong (1101) but poor conditions.
From Sunday the 9th onward, it’s a long, slow fade. Swell sizes drop below 3ft, and by Tuesday the 11th of August, it’s barely 0.7ft. The last few days are flat or near-flat. A good week or more of very little surf.
So your best bets: Friday afternoon the 31st of July for the clean 7ft SSW swell, and Wednesday morning the 5th of August for the clean 3ft groundswell. The rest is either small, windy, or both.
Stay patient, check the tides, and don’t sleep on that Friday session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
817 | 543 | 671 | 980 | 1504 | 1219 | 326 | 385 | 153 | 115 | 1213 | 232 | 907 | 3134 | 2342 | 787 | 561 | 1569 | 1411 | 929 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.36m | 5:46PM0.71m | 8:26AM0.37m | 6:29PM0.70m | 9:02AM0.40m | 7:14PM0.68m | 9:36AM0.43m | 8:04PM0.64m | 10:09AM0.47m | 9:01PM0.59m | 10:44AM0.52m | 10:07PM0.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.11m | 10:18AM0.34m | 1:45AM0.10m | 11:15AM0.35m | 2:21AM0.11m | 12:21PM0.36m | 2:56AM0.11m | 1:36PM0.36m | 3:30AM0.13m | 2:57PM0.34m | 4:05AM0.16m | 4:19PM0.31m | |||||||||
7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
— | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 4 | -3 | -4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 12 |
817 | 543 | 671 | 980 | 19 | 53 | 326 | 133 | 153 | 42 | 230 | 133 | 907 | 3134 | 2342 | 787 | 561 | 43 | 17 | 929 | 488 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 18 |
33 | 30 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 139 | 46 | 123 | 115 | 22 | 232 | 210 | 207 | 127 | 114 | 63 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 14 | S 24 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 20 | SE 12 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 18 | SSW 20 | E 17 | E 16 | SE 13 |
— | 6 | 27 | 10 | — | — | 47 | 11 | 44 | 33 | 127 | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 12 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | N 4 | W 3 | SSW 14 | S 15 | — | — |
18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1504 | 1219 | 26 | 385 | 6 | 3 | 1213 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1569 | 1411 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 715 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 89 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
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Information about the Hope Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Hope Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hope Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hope Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hope Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Hope Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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