Hope Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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.

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