Hawaiizinho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this outlook for Hawaiizinho is a bit of a tough one. We've got a long stretch ahead, but it's not looking like the kind of surf that gets you out of bed early.

The truth is, the entire 16-day window is a bit of a bummer. The weather pattern is locked in with a persistent moderate breeze from the east and southeast, and the swell is just not doing us any favours. It's a long, flat run with no real standouts to get excited about. We're looking at a period where the best you can say is that the conditions are "clean" at times, but the waves themselves are just poor.

Let's start with the first few days. From Thursday the 9th through to the end of the first week, we've got a weak, short-period swell from the east. The wave heights are hovering around 4 ft to 5 ft, but with a period of only 6 seconds, it's mostly just wind chop. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 136 and 202. The wind is a constant cross-shore, and often a cross-chop, making it a messy, frustrating paddle. Not a single session in this first week scores above a 0.

Into the second week, things don't improve. The swell ticks up slightly, hitting 5 ft on the 19th, but the period is still short. The biggest issue is the wind. It's relentless. Mornings might offer a brief window of cleaner conditions with a cross-offshore breeze, but the afternoons turn into a lumpy, choppy mess with a fresh breeze up to 18 mph. The combined energy peaks around 218 on the 21st of July, but that's still just moderate energy delivering a blown-out, short-period wave. The swell direction is mostly east, which is about as far from the optimum north-northeast direction as you can get for this spot.

For a beginner-friendly break like Hawaiizinho, the swell size isn't the problem – it's the quality. A 5 ft wave with a 6-second period and a cross-chop is just not fun for anyone. On the 21st of July, we see a 5 ft wave, but that's still only a 6-second period and a strong cross-shore wind. It's not going to be a pretty sight.

Honestly, with the constant wind and the short, weak swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The water temperature is about average for the time of year at 82°.

So, that's the long and short of it. A blank run. It's a tough one for the area, but that's the way it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change, but for now, you might want to save the wax for another week.

Rusty.

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