Hope Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righteo, let's have a look at what's on the table for Hope Beach over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it’s a bit of a slow cooker. The first few days are pretty flat and not worth paddling out for, so you’re looking at a gap of a couple of days with nothing to get excited about.

The real action starts to stir around Monday the 13th. A solid pulse of SSW groundswell rolls in, pushing 5ft on the morning and building to 7ft by the afternoon. That's proper stuff, with a very long period of 16 seconds, packing a massive wallop (combined energy of 2663). But here's the rub – the wind is a stiff cross-off from the WNW, and the break is a beach and reef setup. That kind of energy, with that period, will likely be too straight and dumpy for a great paddle session. It's looking more interesting for kite surfing than a clean paddle-surfing wave, honestly. The water is sitting at 52°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll need a thick suit.

Tuesday the 14th afternoon is where you want to circle. The swell drops a touch to 6ft, still a long 17 seconds, but the wind backs off to a gentle cross-off breeze. The combined energy is still strong at 1826, and the conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers. This is the standout window. If you've got the chops, this is your moment.

The week continues with plenty of swell, but the quality is a bit mixed. Wednesday the 15th sees a smaller, cleaner morning, but the size drops off. Thursday the 16th morning has a gentle offshore wind and 4ft swell, which is very good.

Then we get another highlight. Friday the 17th morning has 6ft of that long-period SSW swell and a light cross-off breeze. But the real magic is Friday afternoon. The wind goes glassy with a NNE breeze at just 3 mph, the swell sits at 5ft, the conditions are very good, and the crowd factor is "sometimes". If you can get out there, it will be clean and have some real energy.

After that, the swell fades out for the weekend and into the start of the next week. There's a few small, clean days around Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd, but nothing to write home about. The second week is quieter, with a few shin-high days. The best of the later stuff is Saturday the 25th afternoon, with a light offshore wind, 4ft of SSW swell, and very good conditions. That's a promising, low-key option but less certain this far out.

So, the standout windows are Tuesday the 14th afternoon and Friday the 17th afternoon. Get on it.

Rusty.

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