Hotel Novotel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the same stretch in feet and miles per hour.

Honestly, this is a grim outlook. The whole 16-day window is a bust. We’re talking a long stretch of flat to poor conditions with no real highlight. The first chance at waves is July 25th, Saturday morning, but it’s a mess: thunderstorms, a lumpy cross-shore wind at 12 mph, and a weak 4ft east swell with a short 8-second period. The wave energy is weak (176). Water temp is a warm 83°, which is about normal for July.

You see a bit of a bump on July 29th, Wednesday morning, with the swell hitting 7ft, but the wind is still a nasty cross-shore at 15 mph and the period is only 8 seconds. The energy jumps to moderate (546), but with that wind, it’s just a lumpy, cross-chop disaster. That’s a lot of energy wasted.

The rest of the month is the same story: cross-shore winds, east to east-southeast swell, short periods between 7 and 9 seconds, and “poor” on every single report. On July 31st, Friday morning, we get a 6ft east swell with 666 combined energy, but again, 12 mph cross-shore kills it. The quality is just not there.

Heading into the first week of August, the swell drops to around 4ft to 4ft, and the wind stays stubbornly cross-shore or cross-onshore. August 3rd, Monday afternoon, has a cleaner cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 4ft with an 8-second period, so it’s small and weak. That’s the closest we get to a decent session, but it’s nothin’ special.

The only break in the mix is Hotel Novotel (Big Island), a fairly exposed beginner spot. It’s consistent, but the conditions are just bad. For a beginner, anything over 5ft starts to get heavy, and we see that on the 29th, 30th, and 31st. But with the wind and chop, even the smaller days are ugly. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

So, there’s no good surf in this 16-day window. It happens. Forecasts can change, but for now, save your energy.

Rusty.

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