Halawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a rough patch ahead with very little to get excited about. There are long gaps of days where there’s nothing worth paddling out for.

The only spot on the radar is Halawa – a reef/river mouth setup that’s fairly consistent. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

Right now, Wednesday morning (29th July), we’ve got a 6ft NE swell pushing in with a 9-second period. Unfortunately, that morning wind is onshore from the north at 9 mph and the surf is rated marginal at best. By the afternoon the wind swings east but stays cross-shore at 9 mph, and the swell drops to 5ft NE. The combined energy is moderate (612 in the morning, 390 in the afternoon), but the conditions are described as marginal or poor. Not a day to get excited about.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Thursday 30th July all the way through to Monday 3rd August, the surf is flat or very small – we're talking 0.7ft to 1ft with winds howling 19-25 mph cross-shore. The energy values are weak: 24, 12, 5... barely worth mentioning. This is a solid 5-day gap with no worthwhile waves whatsoever.

Tuesday 4th August might give us a little glimmer. That morning sees 5ft ENE swell, period stretching out to 11 seconds – that’s a longer-period groundswell, which tends to give better-shaped waves. The combined energy is up to 593, which is moderate. Wind is gentle cross-shore from the ENE at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean-ish with just a slight cross-chop. It’s listed as marginal, but with that period and light wind, it could be the best of a bad bunch. The swell direction (ENE) is off the optimum for Halawa (NNW), so don't expect perfection. Still, if you’re desperate, this Tuesday morning might offer a few fun ones for intermediate surfers. The afternoon gets a little cross-onshore and more chopped up.

After that, from 5th August onward, it’s pretty much more of the same – small to moderate swells (5ft to 7ft) but consistently blown out by moderate to fresh cross-shore winds from the east or east-northeast. The combined energy stays mostly in the moderate range (300 to 500), but the wind just won’t give us a break. Surf quality is rated poor across most of the sessions. Even when the swell ticks up to 7ft on the afternoon of 7th August, the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is fresh cross-shore – lumpy and unappealing.

Honestly, the only standout in this whole 16-day window is Tuesday morning, 4th August at Halawa. It’s not going to be world-class, but for this stretch, it’s the one session where the wind is light and the swell has some decent period. Keep your expectations low, but you might get a couple of clean ones.

Stay patient, folks. It’s a lean run.

Rusty.

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