Hakalau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The outlook for this stretch is a bit of a bummer, if I’m being honest. We’ve got a solid gap of poor conditions right through the next couple of weeks. There’s nothing on the cards for the first few days, and the pattern gets stuck in a rut of onshore breeze and messy surf.

The first real shot at anything comes on Sunday 2nd August, but it’s a real marginal one. Hakalau, a river mouth set-up, will see a 7 ft swell from the ENE, but the wind is blowing onshore from the E at 12 mph. It’s a “marginal” call at best, and the combined swell energy is a moderate 770, so there’s push there, but it’s not clean. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit of a close-out mess. This one is really for the keen locals only.

Honestly, the standout window, if you can call it that, is a narrow one on Monday 3rd August. The swell drops to 5 ft ENE, but the wind turns light from the ESE at 6 mph, which is a cross-on breeze. The energy drops to 466 (moderate), but the period sneaks up to 9 seconds. It’s still a “marginal” forecast, but it’s the best the weekend has to offer. The water temp is about 80°, which is normal for the time of year. This is a river mouth, so with a longer 9-second period, it might just offer a few workable walls. But honestly, don’t get your hopes up.

After that, from Tuesday 4th August all the way through to Saturday 15th August, the forecast is a long, grey stretch of “poor surf conditions” and “marginal” calls. The wind is stuck cross-onshore from the ESE or E, mostly around 9-12 mph, keeping everything choppy and ugly. The swell energy stays between 199 and 437 (weak to moderate), and the period rarely gets above 8 seconds. There’s a slight bump in energy on Wednesday 12th August morning with a 6 ft ENE swell and 782 energy, but again, the wind is cross-onshore at 9-12 mph, making it a mess. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session.

The only break on the list is Hakalau, and it’s a river mouth that’s “fairly consistent” but this time of year it’s just not getting the right wind. The crowds are “sometimes” an issue, but with this forecast, I doubt you’ll see many. I’d say save your energy. The forecasts can change, but this run looks determined to stay poor.

Stay patient, folks. Rusty.

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