Halawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: Oahu's south and west shores have been delivering, but over here on the east side at Halawa (United States), it's a different story. This is a reef-and-river mouth setup, exposed to just about anything that rolls in, but it's picky about its direction, wanting a solid NNW. Looking at the entire 16-day window, we're in for a proper dry spell. The wind is locked in from the east, blowing cross-shore or cross-onshore, keeping things lumpy and choppy. This isn't a place you want to be when the sea is this messy; the wave energy is mostly weak to moderate. Frankly, if you're a kite surfer, this whole stretch looks more interesting than trying to paddle into this chop.

We kick off on Thursday, September 10th. Absolutely nothing doing. A mere 2ft NW windswell with a short 8-second period, combined energy of just 38, and a fresh 19 mph easterly cross-wind making it a washing machine. The afternoon picks up a 5ft push from the ENE, but with that same cross-wind, it's just big, ugly, and lumpy. Don't bother.

Friday the 11th through Monday the 14th is just more of the same monotony. The swell bumps up a touch to 4ft from the ENE with a longer 11-second period on Friday (energy hitting 491), but that ENE wind stays cross-shore at 12 mph. It’s clean enough to look at, but the cross-chop ruins any chance of a decent face. Saturday drops back down to under 3ft, and the rest of the week follows suit. By Monday the 14th, we're down to 2ft and choppy. There is no standout session in this stretch.

We hit a real lull from Tuesday the 15th through to Monday the 21st. The swell drops to piddly 2ft NW windswell, and the wind picks up to 19-22 mph. Energy numbers are tiny—we're talking 19 to 94—and the description is the same: lumpy cross-chop. You'd be wasting your gas.

Finally, on Tuesday the 22nd of September, there's a brief pulse of life. The morning shows a 4ft ENE swell with 8-second period and a moderate 16 mph cross-wind. The wave energy hits 269, which is moderate. But it's still cross-shore with a cross-chop. The guidance tells us this break is *fairly consistent* but needs that NNW direction. We aren't getting it, so the quality is always going to be "poor surf conditions." The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The last few days from Wednesday the 23rd to the close of the window on Friday the 25th look like a repeat. The wind stays strong and easterly. We get another bump on the 25th with a 5ft ENE swell and energy at 541—that's moderate energy, but the fresh cross-wind and short 8-second period mean it's just another day of lumpy, drifty lines. If you have to surf, you’ll find a wave, but you’ll be working twice as hard for half the fun. The best advice I can give is to look elsewhere or wait for a proper NNW groundswell to light this place up. The long-range stuff on the 25th is promising in size but with that wind, it's not worth getting excited about yet.

Rusty.

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