Beacon Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks down at Beacon Point (Big Island). To be honest, it’s a pretty uninspiring stretch we’ve got coming up. The ocean’s going to be putting on a bit of a show, but the waves themselves? There’s just not a lot of push or shape to get excited about. The water’s sitting right around the 82° mark, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so the only thing you’ll need a wetsuit for is the lack of decent surf.

The 16-day window starts with a real flat spell. From the 5th through the 15th, we’re dealing with waves that are mostly under 3ft, with periods hanging around that short, weak 6-8 second range. The energy is just pathetic, with combined readings mostly below 100, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, which will chop up anything that tries to form. The swell is coming from the east, but it’s just not hitting this spot with any sort of focus. You’re looking at a solid week and a half of poor conditions. The best you can hope for is a bit of clean surf on the morning of the 11th when a light south cross-offshore wind shows up, but the swell is still only 2ft and the period is a paltry 7 seconds. It’s not worth the paddle.

We finally see a little something change around the 16th and 17th. It’s still small, only 2ft to 2ft, but the period stretches out to 8-9 seconds, and we get some clean, light cross-offshore winds in the mornings. The energy readings climb slightly into the 40s and 50s, which is a bit more than the pathetic numbers we had before, but it’s still weak. These are "surfable" waves, but you’d be hard-pressed to call them fun. There might be a clean, small wave on a longboard if you’re desperate, especially on the morning of the 17th, but it’s not a standout by any stretch.

The only real blip of interest, and I’m using that term loosely, comes on the 20th. The morning brings a pulse of northeast swell at 3ft, with the energy jumping to 80. It’s a bit more than the other days, but the period is a weak 5 seconds, so it’ll be crumbly and soft. The winds are light and cross-offshore in the morning, so it might be clean. If you’re an absolute beginner, this might be the only day you could get a few white-water rides without getting beaten up. But for anyone else, this is still a close-out. That afternoon, the wind swings onshore and chops it all up.

So, there you have it. A long, blank run of tiny, messy surf. This is a stretch where the kite surfers might be the only ones having fun, especially with the cross-onshore winds. The longer period swell we need just isn’t in the forecast. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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