Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right now, it’s looking a bit quiet to start, but we’ve got a window of action coming up. The first real swell shows up on the afternoon of Saturday the 6th, and it’s actually a decent little pulse. Hulihee Palace (Big Island) is the only spot on the radar, and it’s a consistent reef break that handles a south-southwest swell well. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year – just a touch on the warm side.

Saturday afternoon the 6th brings in a 5ft SSW swell with a 12-second period and glassy conditions. The wind is almost nothing, just a slight air from the WNW. That’s going to be clean, smooth, and really fun for an intermediate. The combined energy is moderate (1009), so there’s some push there. This is a standout.

Sunday morning the 7th drops a little to 4ft, but the wind is onshore and light, so still rideable. The real highlight is Sunday afternoon: 5ft SW swell, 12 seconds, and glassy conditions again. The energy jumps up to strong (1009). That’s the best of the first few days.

Monday the 8th sees the swell bump up to 6ft in the morning and 7ft in the afternoon, with a 13-14 second period. The wind is onshore and light, but the energy is really ramping up – 1629 in the morning, then a big 2735 in the afternoon. That’s a lot of power. At 7ft, this is getting into expert territory, especially at a reef break like Hulihee. The period is long enough to give good shape, but it’s a bigger swell, so only for the experienced crew.

Tuesday the 9th stays solid at 7ft in the morning and 6ft in the afternoon, but the wind shifts to a cross-onshore and even cross-shore, which will chop it up a bit. The energy is still strong (1581 and 1326), but it won’t be as clean as the weekend.

After that, the swell fades fast. From Wednesday the 10th onward, the heights drop to 3ft and below, with periods getting longer (17-18 seconds) but the energy falls to weak (500 and under). The wind is mostly cross-onshore, and the conditions are poor. That’s a long gap of basically nothing from the 10th all the way through to the 16th.

Things start to look a little better around Thursday the 17th afternoon, when a 2ft SSW swell shows up with glassy conditions and a 16-second period. The energy is moderate (488). It’s small, but clean. The next morning, Friday the 18th, the swell picks up to 4ft with a 17-second period, and the energy is moderate (686). The wind is cross-onshore, but it’s a long-period groundswell that should wrap nicely into the reef. That’s a promising, but still a bit uncertain, longer-range option.

So, the best call is definitely Saturday afternoon the 6th and Sunday afternoon the 7th at Hulihee Palace. Clean, glassy, head-high waves, and that reef is going to be peeling. After that, it’s a lot of waiting for the next pulse.

Rusty.

Read more