Hope Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

We’ve got a proper mixed bag coming up, so let’s not waste any time. The next couple of days are a write-off, plain and simple. Hope Beach (Hope-Beach) is pretty inconsistent at the best of times, and right now there’s just nothing doing. The swell is tiny and the wind’s all over the shop, so don’t even bother paddling out until Sunday the 21st. That’s a long gap with no real surf, so be patient.

When it finally kicks in on Sunday morning, it’ll be worth the wait. We’ve got a clean 3ft of south-southwest groundswell rolling in at 19 seconds—that’s proper long-period energy from deep water. Combined energy is a solid 730, and with a gentle offshore breeze out of the NNW, the face is going to be as clean as a whistle. This is your session. It’s not huge, but the quality is there, and for an inconsistent spot like this, you’ve gotta grab it when it’s good.

The next morning, Monday the 22nd, the swell picks up a touch to 5ft, but the wind swings around and messes it up. It’s not great, and the tide might be doing weird things. Not the day for it.

Now, Sunday the 23rd is a real standout. The swell jumps to 6ft of SSW groundswell at a 16-second period, and the energy reads 1785—that’s strong. With a moderate offshore breeze out of the NNW, conditions are going to be excellent. This is bigger, pushing past that 5ft mark, so it’s getting too meaty for the beginners, but for the intermediates out there, this is clean and powerful. The morning is your window, and the afternoon still holds 5ft of clean swell.

After that, we lose it to strong southerly winds and rain. Late August into early September gets sloppy, with a rough 10ft of short-period windswell showing up on the 26th—that’s just messy and blown-out. That one’s more for the kite crew than the paddle crew, if you ask me.

The last real shot comes on Thursday the 27th. There’s a 7ft southerly groundswell at 10 seconds, with a light offshore cross-off wind. That’s a 1361 energy reading, and it’s clean. This one’s for experts only, as it’s well over 8ft, so if you’re confident, it’ll be a blast. But that's about it for the big stuff. The rest of the second week is small, under 3ft, with only a few cleaner windows here and there. The 30th has a funky 6ft easterly, but the wind turns onshore in the arvo, so the morning’s the call.

Water temps are sitting at 52°, which is about average for this time of year’s long-term mean, so nothing crazy there. But the lack of consistency at Hope Beach means you really have to pick your moments. The good days will be worth it.

Stay stoked, check the tides, and I’ll see you out there.

Rusty

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