Hope Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s on the cards for Hope Beach over the next sixteen days.

First off, we’ve got a solid run of clean surf kicking off right away. The standout is the first Saturday, August 1st. The water is a touch cooler than average for this time of year at 53°, nothing too wild, just a bit of a nip in the air. That morning, a 4ft SSW groundswell with a very long 18-second period is rolling in, and with a light NNW offshore breeze, it’s going to be glassy. The combined energy is a strong 1092, so there’s plenty of push. This is the pick of the bunch for the whole outlook – clean, solid, and with that long-period power. The afternoon stays clean, bumping up to 5ft, but it’s more for experienced surfers as it gets a bit chunkier.

Sunday morning the 2nd keeps the quality high with a 5ft S swell and those clean offshore winds. The period drops a touch to 17 seconds, still a proper groundswell. The energy is still strong at 1323. This is another top session.

The surf hangs around into Monday the 3rd, but it’s dropping quickly. A 2ft SSW swell on the morning with offshore wind is still fun, but it’s the tail end of the pulse. After that, we hit a real lull.

From Monday afternoon the 3rd all the way through to Wednesday the 5th, the surf gets small and messy. There’s a brief uptick on Tuesday the 4th with a 5-6ft SSE swell, but the period is a short, weak 7-8 seconds, and the winds are cross-offshore. It’ll be rideable but nothing to write home about.

Then it gets bleak. Wednesday the 5th through to Saturday the 8th is mostly poor, with onshore winds and tiny waves. The wind really cranks up on the 8th and 9th, with strong 19-22 mph offshore winds, but the swell is barely 1-3ft. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

There’s a flicker of hope on Monday the 10th with a 2ft, 20-second period S swell, but it’s tiny and the conditions are mixed. The models are showing a big spike on Wednesday the 12th – a massive 15ft SW swell with a combined energy of 14086, but it’s coming with strong onshore winds. That’s only for the hardcore big-wave chargers with a death wish, and even then, the wind is going to destroy it. The rest of that week is a write-off with onshore winds and junky conditions.

The last day of the outlook, Sunday the 16th, offers a small reprieve. A 2ft SSW swell, glassy conditions in the morning, and light winds. It’s tiny, but it’s clean. A nice way to finish if you’re desperate for a paddle.

So, to sum it up: fire away for the first weekend, August 1st and 2nd. That’s your best shot. The rest of the month is a mixed bag of small waves, onshore winds, or just too much wind. The 12th has size, but it’s a mess.

Rusty.

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