Hakalau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty average for Hakalau. There’s a stretch of junky, onshore wind and chop for the first few days that will have you thinking about doing something else. We’re not seeing any real standouts, but there’s a small window around Saturday the 16th that might just be worth a look if you're keen.

We start off on Tuesday the 11th with a small 5ft ENE swell, but the east cross-onshore wind is making a mess of it. It’s choppy and poor. That trend holds through Wednesday and Thursday. The swell is there, but the wind is just killing it. It’s not worth paddling out for this.

Friday the 15th kicks up a bit. The swell builds to 8ft ENE on the morning, but it’s still lumpy and cross-on. By the afternoon, it jumps to 10ft with the period stretching out to 10 seconds. The wind swings more cross-shore, so it’s not completely terrible, but it’s still pretty rough. This is the start of the more interesting stuff. The combined energy is getting strong, reading 1673.

Now, here’s the one to circle. Saturday morning the 16th. We’ve got a 10ft ENE groundswell with an 11-second period, and the wind swings to a cross-offshore from the WNW. That’s the cleanest it’s going to get. Combined energy is up at 1837, which is strong. This is a powerful, decent-sized swell. It’s going to be big for a river mouth, so this is for experienced surfers only. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing crazy there. The crowd factor is a possibility, so be ready for some company.

The afternoon on the 16th backs off a touch to 8ft and the wind goes light and cross, but the morning is the pick. After that, it’s a slide back into the ordinary. Sunday the 17th gets ruined by a fresh cross-onshore wind, and it’s lumpy. The swell drops through the week, and we’re back to small, onshore, poor conditions from the 18th through to the 25th. There’s a tiny blip on the 19th and 20th where the wind goes light, but the swell is small and the period is short, so it’s not going to be anything special.

We do see a bit of a pulse picking up again around the 26th, with a 8ft E swell and the period stretching to 9 seconds. But the cross-onshore wind is back, so it’s likely to be messy. That’s a long way out though, so don’t book your flights.

Bottom line: If you’re an expert, Saturday morning the 16th is your window. It’s big, clean, and powerful. For everyone else, this stretch looks more like a good time to clean your board and wait.

Rusty.

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