Hullets Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s cooking at Hullets Reef. Water temp’s sitting at 66°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year. No anomaly to speak of.

The next couple of weeks start off rough. From Wednesday through the weekend, we’ve got a solid 4ft to 8ft of SW and E swell rolling in, but the wind is all wrong—cross-on or onshore, and gusty. Wednesday morning’s 19 mph cross-on from the east has the place lumpy and messy with a hefty 1882 (moderate-to-strong energy) but it’s just not surfable. Thursday and Friday are more of the same: 25 mph winds on Friday making it a write-off. Saturday’s 8ft E swell with 19 mph onshore wind is a no-go.

Sunday (August 2nd) is only a marginal call. The swell drops a touch to 6ft from the ESE with a short 8-second period. Morning wind is light onshore from the NE at 6 mph, but it’s not clean. The energy is down to 881. Nothing to get excited about.

But there’s a window that shapes up nicely. Monday, August 3rd is the first standout. The morning goes glassy—zero wind—and the swell is 6ft from the ESE with a long 11-second period. That’s a groundswell, and energy is strong at 1436. The forecast calls for excellent conditions for experienced surfers. The period is long enough to really line up at this reef, and with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean as a whistle. Could get a bit crowded as crowds are listed as “sometimes”.

Wednesday, August 5th is another one to circle. The morning is glassy again with a 5ft SW swell, 10-second period, moderate energy at 833, but the real treat is the afternoon. Winds shift to a light SE cross-off at just 3 mph, the swell bumps to 6ft, period stretches to 13 seconds, and energy jumps to 1788. The comment says excellent conditions for experienced surfers. The direction from the SW matches the optimum direction for this reef, and with those light offshore winds, it’ll be clean, lined-up, and well-shaped.

Then things go big—and I mean *big*. August 7th into the weekend sees a solid 13ft SW groundswell with a 12-13 second period. The energy readings are massive, 5483 to 5712. The wind on Friday morning is glassy, and Friday afternoon is a light offshore from the SW. This is legitimate big-wave territory, for experts only. If you’re skilled and you’ve got the gear, this will be the call of the fortnight. The swell direction is perfect for the reef, and those clean conditions are a gift.

Saturday August 8th and Sunday August 9th still have plenty of size, 8ft to 8ft SW swell, with clean winds and light cross-shore conditions. It’s still big and powerful, but the wind isn’t as ideal as Friday. The consistency is good, but crowds are possible.

After that, the following week (August 10th onwards) gets messy again with strong winds and some huge, unruly swell. The morning of August 12th has a clean 6ft SSW swell but the wind is howling at 28 mph—only for the keen or the kited. The last few days of the forecast show some potential on August 13th morning with a massive 10ft SW swell, 15-second period, and strong energy of 3937, but the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-off, keeping it clean but very hard work.

Overall, lock in Monday August 3rd morning for a glassy, well-shaped session, and Friday August 7th for the big, clean, expert-only swell.

Rusty.

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