Hakalau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let’s talk about what’s happening at Hakalau. This is a river break, exposed to the swell, and right now it’s looking pretty quiet. The water’s sitting at 79°, which is about normal for this time of year.

To be straight with you, the next two weeks are a bit of a bust. We kick off Thursday morning, July 2nd, with a small 5ft swell from the ENE, but it’s blowing straight onshore at 6 mph and the surf conditions are poor. That sets the tone for the entire run. Through the weekend and into the following week, we’re seeing mostly rain showers, onshore winds, and wave heights bouncing between 4ft and 6ft. The swell period is short, around 7 to 8 seconds, so it’s mostly wind chop—not a lot of push or shape. The combined wave energy readings hover around 276 to 390 for most of that time, which is weak to moderate at best, and the comments all read “poor surf conditions.”

There’s a little bump on Tuesday afternoon, July 7th, where the swell hits 6ft from the NE with combined energy jumping to 756 (moderate), but it's still onshore wind and rain. That’s not enough to save the week. By Thursday, July 9th, the wind goes cross-on at 12 mph, making things choppy. Not good.

We roll into the second week—July 10th through the 16th—and it’s the same story: rain, onshore or cross-on winds, and weak swell. Heights stay 4ft to 5ft, periods short, and energy levels generally under 400. On Friday morning, July 17th, the swell nudges up to 6ft from the east with energy hitting 598, but it’s still just a marginal forecast.

Honestly, I can’t point out a standout here. There’s no day with clean, glassy conditions, no good offshore wind, and the swell direction never lines up with the optimum (ENE) for any quality ride. This is one of those blank runs for the area. Hakalau just isn’t offering anything worth paddling out for in this 16-day stretch. Keep an eye on the charts—it tends not to stay this flat forever.

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