Hunting Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's have a look at what's in store for Hunting Island over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the next week or so is looking pretty lean. The waves are small, the energy is weak, and the conditions are just not coming together for a proper surf. You’ll see a lot of mornings with clean conditions from a light offshore breeze, but the swell is tiny, often under 3 ft, and the period is short, so there’s no real punch. The combined energy is consistently in the low double digits or under 100, which is feeble. It’s a pretty frustrating run, to be honest.

The water temperature, when we do get something, is sitting at 87°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be surfing in a bath.

There is a bit of a gap here with nothing really worth getting excited about. You’ll be watching the charts for the first week, because from Wednesday 29 July right through to the end of the first week of August, it’s all a bit of a write-off. The best you can say is that Monday morning, 3 August, might have a couple of surfable, but very ordinary, waves if you’re desperate – a 3 ft swell from the SE with a 7-second period and clean conditions off a light WSW wind, but the energy is only 65, so it’s not going to get your heart racing.

The real standout, the one you’ve been waiting for, is the morning of Saturday, 8 August. That’s the one. We’ve got a 4 ft swell from the SE with a very long period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps right up to 373, which is proper moderate to strong energy. The wind is a light SW offshore, so it’s going to be glassy clean. This is the best on offer by a long shot. The swell direction is from the SE, which is great for the exposed spots here. With that long period, the waves will have some real shape and power, perfect for a point break, but at a beach setup like this, it might be a bit walled up. Still, for a beach break, 4 ft with that period and offshore wind is a dream.

After that, the rest of the second week isn’t as good. There’s a bit of swell from the E on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 August, but the heights drop back to 2 ft, and the conditions are just not clean enough or the wind is a problem. The energy is still moderate (124 on Monday morning), but the consistency isn’t there.

Overall, for the next 16 days, the only session that really screams “get in the water” is the morning of Saturday 8 August. The rest is small and average. For a spot like this, it’s a bit of a blank period, but forecasts can change, so don’t give up hope.

Rusty.

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