Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window for the South Kohala coast is looking pretty bleak. We've got a long stretch of nothing much, with only a couple of brief windows where you might be able to get a wave, but honestly, they're nothing to write home about.

Looking at Anaehoomalu Bay, better known as A-Bay, the whole forecast period kicks off with a real dud. From Saturday the 22nd right through to Sunday the 30th of August, it's a desert. Days on end of flat, glassy conditions or tiny, weak swells that barely register. The combined swell energy is often in the single digits (70, 57, 8, 5...), which is about as weak as it gets. You'd be better off at the beach with a snorkel than a surfboard.

There’s one faint glimmer on Sunday afternoon, the 23rd of August. We get a tiny 1ft groundswell rolling in from the WNW with a decent 11-second period. The energy is a bit better at 116, and what’s more, it’s glassy. That's a rare combo of clean conditions, but with surf that small and that poor quality, it’s barely surfable. It’s the best on offer for that first week, but that’s not saying much.

After another flat spell, the first week of September looks a bit more active, but still nothing to get excited about. Mornings from the 1st to the 5th see a persistent onshore breeze from the West, which is a real bummer. The swell stays tiny at 1.0ft to 1ft, and the combined energy never really gets going (60, 55, 27…). The wind is just constantly blowing onshore, making it choppy and messy. For a reef and point break, that onshore wind is a killer.

The only other moment that might be worth a look is Sunday afternoon, September the 6th. We see a 1ft groundswell from the WNW again, with a long 15-second period. The energy jumps up to 77 and the wind goes glassy. It’s the same story as the 23rd of August – tiny, ordinary surf, but at least it's clean. That’s your other standout, but again, it’s a long way off and the swell is nothing special.

Honestly, for the entire 16 days, there's nothing with any real power. The biggest swell we see is just 2ft and even then the wind is cross or cross-on. The water temperature is a warm 82°F, which is about normal for this time of year. With such weak, onshore-affected surf, the setup here looks more interesting for a paddle board or a kite than a surfboard. Stay patient, folks – it can’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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