Hope Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Hope Beach has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, the pattern starts off a little slow, but we've got a real treat lined up. The water is sitting at 53°, which is a touch cooler than what we'd normally expect for this time of year, so you might want a slightly thicker spring suit.

The first real action kicks off on the afternoon of the 31st of July. It's small, with a 2ft SSW swell, but it's glassy clean with a light southerly breeze. It's a nice little intro, but not the main event.

The standout by a long shot is the Saturday morning of the 1st of August. We've got a solid 4ft SSW groundswell, with a very long 18-second period, pushing a ton of energy (1081). The wind is a clean NNW offshore, making for some absolutely gorgeous, clean waves. This is the best you'll see all week. It's a little inconsistent, and it can get crowded, so get there early if you can.

Saturday afternoon holds up nicely too, with the swell bumping up to 5ft and still that offshore wind, but it's getting into the size where it's more for the experienced crew. The energy is very strong (1859).

Sunday morning the 2nd gets a bit of a cross-offshore wind, but it's still a decent 5ft S swell. The wind swings more offshore again in the afternoon with a 4ft SSW swell, making for another solid session.

Things drop off quickly after that. Monday the 3rd has a tiny 3ft wave, and then from Monday afternoon all the way through Saturday the 10th of August, it's a write-off. We're looking at onshore winds, rain, and a messy, choppy ocean. The wind swings hard and the swell gets jumbled. On the 5th, there's some 7ft swell, but with a short, weak period and cross-onshore wind, it's a complete mess—more of a kite-surfing kind of day than a paddle-surfing one.

We get a bit of a reprieve on the morning of the 7th of August. The swell is only 3ft, but it's a super long-period 19-second SSW groundswell from a clean NNW offshore. That's a sneaky clean session for a point break or a reef, but it'll be small.

Then we hit another patch of strong, clean, but useless winds through the 8th, 9th, and 10th with tiny waves. The 10th of August has a 3ft SSW swell with a 20-second period, but the wind is a fresh 22 mph offshore, which is just too much to keep it tidy.

The next real glimmer of hope is on the morning of the 14th of August. A 4ft SSW swell with a 17-second period and a moderate NNW offshore. That's a good, solid winter swell.

But the final standout is on the morning of Saturday the 15th of August. A nice 4ft SSW groundswell with an 18-second period, and the wind is a light, clean NNW offshore. It's a week and a half away, so don't set your watch by it, but the potential is there for a real cracker of a morning session.

So, to sum it up: the 1st of August is your clear winner. After that, keep an eye on the 14th and 15th as the next best bets.

Rusty.

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