Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are flat out bleak for Anaehoomalu Bay. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak, and pretty much unsurfable conditions, so if you’re keen for a wave, you’re going to need some serious patience.

We’re talking about a real dry spell from now right through the middle of next week. The water temp is sitting at 82°F, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick suit while you’re staring at the flatness. The first few days are just junk – small, short-period stuff with onshore breezes messing things up. Wednesday the 9th has a weak 2ft swell (22 energy) but the wind is straight onshore, and it just gets messier from there. The 10th goes glassy, but the swell drops to a pathetic 1ft with an 18-second period, which is just too long for this setup – it’ll be breaking too straight and not offering anything rideable. That’s the story through the 11th, 12th and 13th – mostly flat, or if there’s anything at all, it’s barely a ripple.

Honestly, from the 9th right through to the 22nd, there is nothing worth paddling out for. We’ve got a solid two-week stretch where the energy never gets above 49, and most days it’s below 10. The wind is mostly light, but with no swell to push through it, that doesn’t mean a thing. You might see some glassy afternoons on the 14th, 17th and 21st, but they’re accompanying zero surf. It’s a frustrating time to be a surfer here.

Now, if you’ve got the patience of a saint, there is a faint light at the end of the tunnel. It starts to look slightly more interesting around the 23rd of September – that’s a week from next Wednesday. We see a pulse of energy, with values jumping to 113 and 106, and the swell picks up to 2ft from the west with a 15-second period. That’s a proper, long-period groundswell, and the wind is forecast to be glassy for both the morning and the afternoon. It’s not going to be big, but for a reef and point setup like this, it should at least start to offer some shape. It’s still very much on the small side, and not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the first sign of life in a long time.

Then, on Thursday the 24th, things get a bit more promising. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the west, with a 14-second period, and the energy climbs much higher, to 195 in the morning and 221 in the afternoon. Again, the morning has a touch of onshore wind, but the afternoon goes glassy. This is the one window where you might actually get a few clean, if small, waves. It’s still not a big swell, but the consistency and the clean conditions make it the best option we’ve got in this entire 16-day forecast.

So there you have it. A whole lot of nothing, with a potentially fun, small session on the 23rd and especially the 24th. Keep the board waxed and the expectations low, and you might just get one decent afternoon.

Rusty.

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