Halawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the outlook for Halawa for the next fortnight and a bit. I've got to be straight with you, this is a tough one. The forecast is showing a real dry spell for quality surf, with nothing that's really going to get the heart pumping.

The water temperature at Halawa is sitting at 80°F, which is about 0.2°F above the norm for this time of year, so pretty average, nothing out of the ordinary.

The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for good waves. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn't show up until Monday afternoon, 17 August, but even then, it's a struggle. We're looking at a 5ft swell from the east-northeast, but it's a short-period 7-second windswell, and the cross-shore wind is a fresh 19 mph. The combined energy is moderate at 299. That's messy, lumpy, cross-chop. Not a good look.

The pattern continues on Tuesday, 18 August, with a 4ft swell from the same direction, but the period is still short at 7 seconds, and the cross-shore wind is a moderate 16 mph. Energy is moderate at 201. Still poor.

Wednesday, 19 August, has a 4ft swell from the east-northeast with an 8-second period, but the wind is cross-shore in the morning and cross-onshore in the afternoon. The energy is moderate at 216 and 232. It's still choppy and not clean.

The rest of the week is a mix of small, weak swells and fresh cross-shore breezes. There's a slight bump around Saturday, 22 August, with a 4ft swell from the east-northeast and a 7-second period, but again, the wind is a moderate 16 mph cross-shore. The energy is 128. You're still not getting a clean wave.

Into the second week, things get even smaller. There's a 5ft swell from the east again on Monday, 24 August, but it's a 6-second period and a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind. Energy is 175 and 180. That's a bumpy, blown-out mess. For the rest of the week, the swell drops to 1ft. The wind stays strong, mostly cross-shore.

The one interesting note is the last entry on Sunday, 30 August, when we see a 3ft swell from the west-southwest with a very long 11-second period and a gentle 9 mph cross-shore wind. The energy is moderate at 172. But the swell is tiny, and it's a long period from a non-optimal direction for Halawa, which is exposed to the north-northwest. It's a hint of something, but not enough to get the board out.

Honestly, for the entire 16 days, there's no standout session. The winds are nearly always cross-shore or cross-onshore, and the swell is either too small, too short-period, or just messy. With the consistent cross-shore winds and beach-break-style setup, this might be one for the kite surfers to look at, not so much for us paddle surfers.

Rusty.

Read more