Hawaiizinho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, and listen up. This is your local surf reporter, Rusty, and I'm looking straight at what's on offer for Hawaiizinho. I gotta be straight with you – it's a grim outlook for the next 16 days.

The problem is a stubborn easterly tradewind pattern that just won't let up. We've got a constant cross-shore wind, gusting to 19 mph on most days, which is just tearing up the surface. The swell is coming from the east, right onshore, and it's a short, weak, windswell with a period of just 6 to 7 seconds. The wave energy is moderate, but without any decent period or favourable wind, it's just messy.

Let's start with Monday the 14th of September. Morning sees 4.9 ft of east swell at 6 seconds, but that 16 mph cross-shore wind from the ESE makes for a lumpy, cross-chop. The water temperature is 81.5°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won't be caring about that when you’re battling a constant bump. The afternoon doesn't get any better – the wind picks up to 19 mph, and the surf is labelled as poor. It's the same story all week. Tuesday the 15th, Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th – all showing 4.6 ft to 5.2 ft of east windswell and fresh cross-shore winds. There's no let-up.

We roll into the weekend – Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th – and the pattern is locked in. 4.9 ft to 5.2 ft, 6-7 second east swell, with those same 16 to 19 mph cross-shore winds. It's just a constant grind of poor surf conditions with a lumpy cross-chop. The wave energy is moderate, but with that wind, it's all for nothing.

The second week looks a little weaker. From Monday the 21st to Sunday the 28th of September, we see the swell drop slightly, from 5.2 ft down to 3.9 ft, and the period drops to 5-7 seconds. The direction shifts a touch to the ENE. The wind does ease slightly some mornings to 16 mph, but it's still a cross or cross-onshore breeze. There's a brief window on the morning of Tuesday the 22nd when the wind goes cross-offshore, and the surf is described as clean, but the swell is only 4.9 ft at 7 seconds, so it's barely a ripple.

Honestly, folks, there is not a single standout day in this entire 16-day window. For a beginner-friendly break at Hawaiizinho, it's a total write-off. The setup is so consistent with the onshore wind and short-period chop that it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than for a paddle surfer. A blank run like this is pretty common when the trades set in, so don't lose hope. The forecasts can always change, but right now, leave your board in the car.

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