Hawaiizinho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the outlook for the 16-day window, starting from now.

We’ve got a pretty grim stretch ahead, to be honest. There’s no surf worth paddling for throughout that whole period. The first row kicks off on Tuesday, September 15, but from that very first entry right through to the last one on Wednesday, September 30, it’s all labelled as poor surf conditions. That’s a solid 16-day drought.

Every single session shows cross-onshore or directly onshore wind, mostly blowing from the E, ENE, or ESE at 9 to 16 mph. That’s going to leave the surface chopped and messy. The swell heights bob around between 2 ft and 5 ft, but with periods that are short—mostly 6 to 8 seconds, a touch longer at 9 to 11 seconds on a few mornings—none of it is carrying any real grunt or shape. The combined wave energy stays low to moderate, sitting between 47 and 308 (that 308 is the top reading, but still just moderate energy) and it never translates into anything rideable.

The only spot on the menu is Hawaiizinho, a river mouth break that’s fairly consistent and rated for intermediates. It wants swell from the S, but we get ESE to SE all the way through. There’s a couple of days where the period jumps to 11 seconds (Thursday, September 17 morning and Thursday, September 24 morning), but the wind is still cross-on or onshore, so it doesn’t matter. Crowds might be an issue—it says sometimes—but nobody is going to be out there anyway with these conditions.

When the combined energy drops to two-digit numbers, like 47 and 73 on the 28th and 30th, the ocean is basically flat. Even when it ticks over to 300-ish on the 22nd afternoon, the onshore wind and short period ruin any chance of a decent wave.

It’s a dead run. No standouts, no windows, just a whole lot of wind and chop. Hopefully the long-range charts start looking better, but right now, leave the board at home.

Rusty

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