Hullets Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a real mixed bag coming up, with a serious pulse of swell early on that only the experienced crew should tackle, and then a long dry spell before maybe a glimmer of something at the very end.

The main story is a big SW groundswell hitting us from Wednesday the 19th August. This is serious energy, with the combined energy reading a massive 2646 and a solid 10ft of swell coming from the southwest. The water temperature is 58°, which is 8° colder than normal for this time of year, so a thick steamer is non-negotiable. Wednesday morning at Hullets Reef is looking glassy with zero wind and a period of 13 seconds. That’s proper, raw power, but at 10ft this is only for the experts. It will be a sight to behold. By Wednesday afternoon the wind picks up to a clean offshore 16 mph, so the reef will have some beautiful lines, but again, that size is no joke. The swell holds and even builds to a peak of 13ft on Thursday morning though the wind is a bit ugly. The standout window for experienced surfers is Thursday afternoon when we get a solid 12ft of clean, offshore SW swell with a combined energy of 4609. That’s the session to aim for if you’ve got the nerve.

We get a bit of a break in the wind and a drop in size over Friday and Saturday, but the wind swings around and messes things up. Sunday the 23rd looks promising again with clean, offshore winds on the morning and a still solid 8ft of SW swell. By Sunday afternoon we get a longer period of 14 seconds, and combined energy of 2841. It’s manageable for a wider range of surfers. Monday the 24th continues the theme with clean conditions and a long 16-second period in the afternoon. That kind of period makes paddling out easier but can make the wave close out at a beach break; this being a reef, it should handle it beautifully.

After that, things go south. From Tuesday the 25th through to the end of the month, the wind is mostly onshore or howling, and the swell drops away into small, weak junk by the end of August. There’s a gap of several days with no real quality surf.

We finally see a flicker of life on Monday the 31st of August. The afternoon session sees 6ft of clean SW swell with a period of 14 seconds and moderate offshore wind. A combined energy of 1656 means it isn’t the big one, but it’s clean and lined up. It’s a decent option for a Monday. Tuesday the 1st of September has the swell holding at 6ft but the wind is screaming at 28 mph, making it blown out.

If you’re waiting for the next proper window, look to Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. Light winds, 5ft of SW swell, and clean conditions. It’s not the beast we had back in August, but it’s the first sign of something tidy after a long patch of bad. No guarantees this far out, but it’s got potential.

Rusty.

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