Halawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at Halawa, I gotta be honest, the next 16 days are a tough stretch. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands.

The whole window is dominated by a persistent cross-shore wind from the east and east-northeast, which just kills the quality. The swell is all over the place but never really lines up right. The first recommendation we get is on Tuesday, August 4th, and even then it’s only a marginal call. Before that, from Saturday the 1st right through Monday the 3rd, the waves are either too small, too messy, or the wind is just howling. It’s a real bummer of a start.

Let’s talk about the one spot we’ve got: Halawa (a reef/river setup). It’s fairly consistent, but when the waves are this average, that doesn’t mean much. It’s exposed to the swell, but the optimum direction is from the NNW, and we barely see any of that. The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

So, the best of a bad bunch lands on Tuesday, August 4th. The morning will see a 6 ft swell from the ENE with a long period of 11 seconds. That longer period means there’s some decent energy in the water (combined swell energy of 635), and it should offer some shape. The wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it’s not clean, but it’s the most surfable we’re going to get. The afternoon drops a little to 5 ft, but the period holds. This is the only day where the forecast even mentions “marginal” conditions, and honestly, that’s the best we’ve got.

After that, it’s a frustrating slog. The wind stays cross-shore, and the swell gets choppy and short-period. There’s a little spike of 8 ft on Sunday the 9th, but with a short period of 7 seconds and a fresh cross-shore breeze, it’s just a lumpy mess – more of a kite-surfing chop than anything for a paddle board. The energy might be there (556), but the quality is missing.

We get a tiny bit of a pulse from the NNW on the 7th and 8th, but it’s a scant 1 ft with a 7-second period. That’s a tease, not a wave.

The second week is more of the same. Cross-shore wind, short-period, messy waves. Nothing stands out. It’s a consistent run of poor surf. For a spot like Halawa, which is fairly consistent, these blank runs do happen. It’s a waiting game, but the forecasts can always change, so don’t throw the board in the shed just yet.

Rusty.

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