Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s cut to the chase. This forecast is a tale of one day and a whole lot of waiting. The standout, the only real standout, is this coming Sunday morning, August 30th. That’s your big window.

Sunday morning, we’ve got 6ft of swell coming from the ENE with a 10-second period. The energy behind it is moderate, around 747, but what makes it special is the wind – a clean ESE offshore breeze at 15 mph. That’s going to keep the surface glassy and make Duppys (Waikiki) absolutely stack up. It’s an advanced reef break, so bring your A-game and not your beginner board. Water temperature is 84°F, which is right about where we usually sit for this time of year, no surprises.

Sunday afternoon, the swell drops to 6ft, and the wind swings more easterly and picks up to 18 mph. Still offshore, but the energy falls away and the storm clouds roll in. It’s surfable, but that morning is the better bet.

Then it just turns off. From Monday the 31st onward, we’re looking at waves under a foot – 0.7ft to be precise – and it stays that way for days. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd are flat with cross-offshore breezes. There’s a brief spike on Wednesday afternoon with 4ft from the ENE, but the period is a weak 6 seconds, so it’s going to be crumbly and no good. Then we’re back to nothing, with swell readings of 0.3ft to 1ft all the way through the 7th of September. That’s a proper dead stretch.

We get another little bump around September 8th and 9th – waves of 1ft to 2ft with longer periods, 12 to 13 seconds – but the winds are messy and the energy is still very weak, under 100. On the 8th, there’s a strong 28 mph offshore breeze that would make it glassy, but the swell is so small it’s not worth the paddle.

From the 10th of September all the way to the 14th, the story doesn’t change. Waves of 1ft to 2ft from the north, weak energy, and mostly cross-offshore winds. It just doesn’t build back up.

So, the long and short of it? Sunday morning, August 30th, is the one and only time to get pitted. Get down there early because the crowd will be on it, and the waves will be worth it. After that, the ocean takes a breather, and so should you. It happens.

Rusty

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