Hawaiizinho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Hawaiizinho.

Honestly, mate, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a bit of a write-off. There’s not a single moment in the whole run where I’d be paddling out with a smile. The forecast is a long, flat, windy stretch with no real recommendations to speak of.

We start off on Saturday afternoon, the 15th of August. There’s a small 3ft swell from the ESE, but the wind is onshore from the ESE at 9 mph, and the wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions. The combined swell energy is moderate at 424, but it doesn’t matter with that wind on it.

Sunday the 16th looks a touch bigger at 3ft from the SSE, with a solid 15-second period – that’s some proper groundswell energy (622). But again, onshore ESE wind at 12 mph and rain showers ruin it. The same story repeats on Monday the 17th, with the swell building to 5ft from the SE by the afternoon, but now the wind is up to 19 mph onshore. That’s a lot of chop for a river break.

The whole first week is plagued by onshore and cross-onshore winds. The water temperature is sitting at 80°F, which is about 2°F warmer than normal for this time of year – a bit of a warm bath, but it doesn’t help the surf. The swell period drops right down to 8 seconds and less from the 19th onward, so we’re talking weak, short-period windswell.

From the 20th of August through the 30th, it’s a constant stream of cross-onshore breezes, mostly from the E or ESE at 9 to 16 mph, with swell heights hovering around 3ft to 4ft. The combined energy is mostly weak to moderate (between 108 and 407). There’s a brief moment on the 26th afternoon where a 2ft swell from the S with a 15-second period shows up (372 energy), but the cross-onshore wind still mucks it up.

The 27th morning has a 2ft swell from the S with a 16-second period – that’s a very long period groundswell, but it’s tiny. At a river break, that long period might just run straight through without wrapping in properly. Not worth it.

So, what’s the best on offer? I hate to say it, but there isn’t one. Not a single standout in the whole 16 days. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, the swell is small or messy, and the wave comment is "poor surf conditions" for every single record. For a break that’s fairly consistent, this is a frustrating run. It won’t stay this bad forever, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Signing off, Rusty.

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