
Surf Forecasts:
Hulihee Palace surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, S swell with 627 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hulihee Palace this week:
The surf forecast for Hulihee Palace over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hulihee Palace in the next 16 days are 1.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hulihee Palace over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your coffee and sit down, 'cause I gotta be straight with you. It's gonna be a long wait.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Lookin' at the charts for our little stretch, and I gotta be honest with you, it's a bit of a slow burn. We've got a whole lotta nothin' happening to kick things off. Don't even bother waxing up for the first few days. It's gonna be a quiet spell until we see some pulse come through.
Let's start with the only game in town for this whole outlook: Hulihee Palace. It's a reef break, intermediate-level stuff, and it's real consistent when there's swell, but it's exposed to the south-southwest. The water temp is sittin' at a balmy 81°F, which is pretty much exactly what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing crazy.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Saturday afternoon, August 8th. We're talkin' a tiny 1 ft swell from the south-southwest with a 18-second period. The combined swell energy is still pretty weak at 186, so it's not gonna have any grunt. The key here is the wind goes glassy from the northwest. That'll make for a clean, smooth surface, but the waves are gonna be real small and ordinary. It's a "maybe get wet for a paddle" kinda session, not a "charge it" kinda day.
Then we get a little more interesting on Sunday afternoon, August 9th. The swell bumps up just a hair to 2 ft from the south, period of 16 seconds, and the energy climbs to 247. Still weak. But the wind goes glassy again from the west-southwest. The forecast is sayin' "expect good surf conditions" which is the first real positive sign we've seen. It's still tiny, but clean, and you might find a fun little ripple.
The week of August 12th and 13th sees the swell start to build. Wednesday afternoon, August 12th is the first time the energy starts to feel like something, with a combined energy of 809 from a 3 ft south swell at 17 seconds. That's moderate energy, but the wind is a light cross-onshore. It's gonna be a bit bumpy. Thursday afternoon, August 13th is a similar story with 4 ft from the south (15 secs, 682 energy) but the wind is onshore from the west-northwest. It's marginal, folks. Not a standout, just... better than nothing.
Honestly, the best window in this whole 16-day slog looks like Sunday, August 16th. The afternoon session has a 2 ft south swell with a 13-second period and the combined energy is 372. Not huge. But the wind goes glassy from the west-northwest again. The report says "expect good surf conditions." For this stretch, that's as good as it gets. It's clean, it's small, and it's the closest thing to a winner we've got. Don't expect barrels, just expect a clean, fun little wave.
After that, it fades back into the doldrums. The swell drops off, the energy gets weak again. We get a weird spike in period on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 19th – a 1 ft swell from the southwest with a 21-second period, energy at 230. That's a very long period groundswell, which is usually good for a reef like this, but the size is so tiny it's barely gonna break. It's a tease. The week after that is more of the same: small, weak, and mostly cross-onshore or onshore winds.
So there you have it. Don't get your hopes up for the first week. The standout, if you can call it that, is Sunday, August 16th afternoon for the clean, glassy conditions. The bigger pulses around August 12th and 13th will have more size but choppier conditions. Everything else is a flat spell. I'm Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 |
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46 | 57 | 37 | 31 | 52 | 80 | 50 | 98 | 95 | 106 | 124 | 109 | 103 | 135 | 186 | 314 | 240 | 174 | 276 | 269 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44AM0.56m | 8:09PM0.30m | 10:56AM0.63m | 9:33PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.69m | 11:15PM0.21m | 12:56PM0.75m | 00:37AM0.22m | 1:46PM0.80m | 1:40AM0.24m | 2:31PM0.81m | 2:32AM0.28m | 3:12PM0.81m | 3:20AM0.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.26m | 2:55AM0.02m | 6:41PM0.22m | 3:54AM0.02m | 7:48PM0.16m | 5:01AM0.01m | 8:33PM0.11m | 6:04AM-0.01m | 9:11PM0.08m | 7:03AM-0.02m | 9:45PM0.06m | 7:57AM-0.02m | 10:17PM0.05m | ||||||||
6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | |
— | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
46 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 20 | 37 | 46 | 106 | 124 | 99 | 96 | 135 | 186 | 314 | 240 | 174 | 276 | 269 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 21 | SSW 20 | S 19 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 43 | 77 | 103 | 85 | 56 | 40 | 42 | 63 | 81 | 133 | 365 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | W 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 |
29 | 57 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 109 | 67 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | S 9 | — | SW 10 | WNW 12 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | — | 35 | 53 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 7 | 100 | 121 | 82 |
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The above surf forecast table for Hulihee Palace provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hulihee Palace can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hulihee Palace surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hulihee Palace) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Hulihee Palace may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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