Halawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's have a look at what's cookin' for Halawa.

Alright, so for the next 16 days, we've got a pretty bleak run of it, if I'm bein' honest. The first recommendation doesn't even show up until the 28th of August, and even then, it's a marginal call at best. That's more than a week of pretty much nothin'. For a spot like Halawa, which is a reef/river setup and fairly consistent, a gap this long is pretty unusual, so don't bin your hopes just yet – forecasts can change.

We kick off Monday the 17th of August and it's just a mess. All through the week, we’re lookin' at poor surf. Cross-shore winds howling at 19 to 19 mph from the East, choppin' up any little bit of swell that tries to show up. The water’s about average for this time of year. It's a write-off.

That dead run carries on right through until the 27th of August. There's a little blink on the 24th with some chest-high (6 ft) short-period ENE swell, but that wind is still fresh and cross, so it’s lumpy as anything. Not worth paddlin' out for.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting, but with a massive caveat. On Friday the 28th of August, we finally see some real size. A big ENE groundswell rolls in, peaking at a solid 12 ft with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is a whopping 2664 (strong wave energy). But – and it's a big but – the wind is still a moderate 16 mph from the East, puttin' it cross-shore. The surf forecast is labelled as marginal, and frankly, at that size (over 8 ft), this is strictly one for the experts only. The swell direction is from the ENE, and the optimum for Halawa is NNW, so it's not the perfect angle. Saturday the 29th carries on with similar size, over 8 ft again, but still with that strong cross-shore breeze.

If you're desperate for a paddle, the morning of the 30th of August sees the swell drop to a more manageable 4 ft from the North, but the energy is weak (195) and that fresh 19 mph cross-shore easterly wind will make it a bumpy, choppy mess.

To be brutally honest, there's no true standout session here. The only noteworthy event is that big pulse on the 28th and 29th, but with the wrong wind and being so far out (over a week away), it's a promise that's as likely to get blown out as it is to deliver. The rest is a sea of flat and foul.

For a reef break like this, a long-period swell (over 11 seconds) could be absolutely world-class if the wind cooperates, but with this cross-shore chop, it just looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Today, stick to the coffee.

Rusty.

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