Hullets Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for our little patch of coast. The main show is going to be a serious pulse of SW groundswell that pushes through later this week, with a few windows of absolute magic for the crew who can handle it. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

The first real action kicks off Wednesday the 22nd. We’ve got a solid 7ft SW swell rolling in with a 12-second period, and the wind is a clean cross-off. The combined energy is pumping at 1676, so there’s plenty of grunt. It’s excellent for experienced surfers, but it’s a bit of a handful for the average punter. The morning session is the pick, the afternoon gets a bit windier.

Thursday the 23rd, the swell drops a touch to 6ft, but the wind is still cross-off in the morning. The energy is still decent at 1098, but the tide and conditions are a bit more marginal. Afternoon, forget it – the wind kicks up to 31 mph, which is a no-go.

Now, Friday the 24th. This is the real standout. We’ve got a long-period SW groundswell, 13ft at 16 seconds, with glassy conditions and a slight air. The combined energy is a massive 7538. This is a serious, powerful, very long-period groundswell. For a reef break like Hullets Reef, this is where it really shines. The sets will be big and deep, with long waits between them. This is expert territory only – 13ft is not for the faint-hearted. The morning is the only window; the afternoon gets a cross-on wind that makes it messy.

Saturday the 25th morning is another treat. The swell drops to a still-chunky 8ft, but the wind is dead calm, glassy. The energy is 2148, and the 13-second period keeps it lined up. It’s excellent for experienced surfers again, and with that glass, it’s a dream session. The afternoon, the wind shifts onshore and ruins it.

From Sunday the 26th through Wednesday the 29th, we have a solid run of SW swell, but it’s mostly in the 6ft to 10ft range, with fresh cross-off winds. The energy stays high (1272 to 4065), but the tide and wind combo make it marginal for the most part. The Tuesday morning (28th) has a risk of thunderstorms and a 10ft, 15-second swell, but it’s cross-on and choppy – not ideal.

We hit a big gap from Thursday the 30th of July through to Monday the 3rd of August. The swell drops, energy fades, and the wind is either onshore, cross-off, or just messy. There’s a brief glimmer on Monday the 3rd afternoon with a shift to offshore wind and a 5ft easterly swell, but it’s short-period and the energy is only 850. It’s okay, but not a standout.

Then, a second promising window appears. On Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August, we get a period of clean, offshore wind with a 4ft to 3ft easterly wind swell. The periods are short (9-10 seconds), and the energy is low (184 to 412), so it’s small and weak. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The highlight is Tuesday afternoon with a 4ft easterly and offshore breeze – good for a longboard or a foiler.

The last day, Thursday the 6th of August, sneaks in a big 10ft SW groundswell again, but it’s onshore wind and the conditions are unknown. Keep an eye on it, but don’t bank on it.

The Verdict: Friday the 24th morning is the undisputed king of this forecast. That deep, long-period SW groundswell with glassy conditions at Hullets Reef is a once-in-a-blue-moon event for the big-wave crew. For high-performance surfing, Saturday the 25th morning with the 8ft glassy swell is your best bet. Everything else is a bit of a scramble, with a few clean but small windows in the second week.

Rusty.

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