Halawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Molokai side over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We are looking at a long, painful run of nothing but poor surf at Halawa for well over a week. From Saturday morning the 22nd right through to the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September, it’s just cross-shore breeze thrashing whatever tiny swell is out there. You’re getting lumpy chop, short-period wind slop, and combined energy readings barely cracking triple digits most days – it’s basically a lake with a fan on it. The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no weirdness there, but the wave quality is just off the table.

Now, after that long dry spell, things finally start to look up. The standout window for the whole forecast is Wednesday morning on the 2nd of September. It’s not a massive day, but it is the only real session on offer. We are looking at a 4 ft swell coming out of the NE with an 8-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 319 – enough to push you around, but nothing intimidating. The big win here is that wind: glass. Dead flat, offshore from the NE at 3 mi/h. That reef at Halawa should clean right up with hardly a ripple on it. This is a proper reef-and-river setup, and with a long-ish wait between sets for a short-period swell, paddling back out should be pretty manageable. The direction’s not the perfect NNW the spot loves, but NE is close enough to be fun and make it stand out as the best on offer.

After that glassy morning, the winds swing back cross-shore through the rest of the week, so it’s back to average, but nothing like that first hideous week. There is a glimpse of something bigger on Sunday the 6th of September – a raw 12 ft ENE swell with a very long 13-second period and a combined energy of 3653. That is serious wave power, but the comments say “marginal.” That size with cross-shore breeze is only going to suit experts, and it could be a bit raw and unruly on a reef setup like Halawa. It’s a watch-and-see, but the glassy Wednesday is your sure bet.

So, to sum it up: the waiting game is a full 10 days of nothing. Your one winner is Wednesday morning September 2nd at Halawa. Get on it while it’s clean.

Rusty.

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