Hope Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Hope Beach. This is Rusty, and I’m giving you the straight story.

The next few days are a wash. Monday the 7th, the wind is cranking from the southwest at 22 mph, cross-onshore and lumpy. The swell is small and weak, with energy reading just 333. Leave it alone. The afternoon is a bit lighter but still a choppy mess.

Tuesday morning the 8th is where it turns. The wind goes light cross-offshore from the northwest at 6 mph, and the swell is 3 ft but with a very long 18-second period. That’s groundswell energy, and the combined energy is moderate at 722. The waves will be clean, but that long period can make beach breaks a bit closed out. Still, it’s surfable. The afternoon stays clean, the swell builds to 5 ft at 17 seconds, and energy jumps to strong (1123). Good session.

Wednesday the 9th is a disaster. Swell jacks up to 12 ft in the morning and 13 ft in the afternoon, but the wind is cross-shore at 22 to 25 mph. It’s a messy, dangerous mess. Energy is ridiculous (8820 to 9361). Stay out.

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are for big-wave experts only. Thursday morning sees 18 ft of swell from the southwest with 16-second periods. Energy is 18561. The wind is light offshore, so it’s clean, but these are massive waves. Same story Friday, with 15 ft of swell and light wind. Not for the faint of heart.

Now, Saturday the 12th, that’s your ticket. The swell drops to 5 ft, still from the south-southwest at 16 seconds. The morning is clean with a light offshore wind from the north at 6 mph. Energy is strong at 1422. The afternoon? Glassy, wind is near calm. That’s about as good as it gets right now. This is a standout.

Sunday the 13th brings smaller surf, 4 ft to 3 ft, but a moderate offshore breeze in the afternoon from the north-northwest keeps it clean. Fun little waves, easy paddling.

Monday the 14th, the swell fades to 3 ft by morning and 2 ft by afternoon. It’s clean but ordinary. Not much energy.

Then we hit a rough patch. Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th have some swell coming back, but the wind is poor—cross-shore and cross-onshore with short period (7-8 seconds). It’s lumpy and chopped out.

Thursday the 17th, the wind goes offshore again from the north-northwest, with a 6 ft to 5 ft south swell at 16 seconds. Clean conditions, strong energy (1788 to 1093). This is another good one for experienced surfers.

Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th, the wind is up again from the west-northwest at 22 to 25 mph, blowing out the waves. Some swell is there, but it’s messy.

Sunday the 20th, the wind calms to a light cross-offshore from the west-northwest, swell holds at 6 ft at 15 to 16 seconds. Excellent conditions, strong energy (1803 to 1806). Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd are the true standouts of the second week. Monday morning has a light offshore from the northwest, swell at 8 ft from the south-southwest, period 17 seconds. That afternoon? Completely glassy, zero wind, with 7 ft of swell. Energy is very strong (3542 to 2447). Tuesday keeps the offshore breeze from the north at 6 to 9 mph, with 7 ft of swell at 17 seconds. Clean, powerful, and for experienced surfers only. This is the best run of the whole forecast.

So, if you’re looking to get wet, target Tuesday the 8th and Saturday the 12th. The real prize is that Monday-Tuesday window on the 21st and 22nd, but it’s two weeks out, so keep your fingers crossed. Hope Beach is inconsistent, but when it all comes together with that long-period south-southwest swell and offshore wind, it’s magic.

See you out there.

Rusty.

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