Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it, yeah? It's a bit of a tough read for Hulihee Palace on the Big Island. This is a very consistent reef break, normally a go-to when it's on, but for the next sixteen days, we're looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions. The water's sitting around 82°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

Right now, we've got Monday afternoon showing some ugly numbers. The swell is 6ft from the SW, but that's a messy cross-on wind out of the SSW at 6 mph. The combined energy is a burly 2251 (strong) but it's all that wind state making it a write-off. We're looking at like, a week of this kind of stuff.

Tuesday morning gets worse—8ft of swell is too much for most, and that strong cross-shore wind is going to chop it up into a washing machine. That 12 mph southerly is a killer.

The whole first week is a dud. We have a few days where the wind turns offshore (W and WNW at 6 mph) from Friday the 11th through the weekend, but the swell has dropped right off to a tiny 1ft to 2ft. It's flat, mate. The combined energy is down to triple digits and then double digits (99) by Sunday the 13th. That's weak, barely a ripple.

There is a decent gap for a few days in the middle there with no worthwhile waves. You're going to want to do something else until the second week. The only glimmer is around Monday the 14th—a very long period of 23 seconds from the SSW, but it's only 0.7ft. That's groundswell, but you need some size with that period for a reef like this. It's too weak.

Heading into the second week, we start seeing a small pulse. Wednesday morning, September 16th, we get 2ft from the SW at 18 seconds, with a light W offshore. The energy is moderate at 350. It's marginal, but at least the wind is right. The best of a bad bunch looks to be Thursday afternoon, September 17th. Still small at 2ft from the SW, period of 16 seconds, but the wind drops to nearly glassy (Slight air) from the SW. The combined energy climbs a bit to 504 (moderate). It’s not a standout by any means, just the cleanest option for a shortboard reef session.

Friday the 18th morning is still the same story—3ft, 17 seconds from the SSW, with a light cross-on, energy at 630 (moderate). After that, it just fades out again into the final weekend.

There’s really no day here that gets the full package: decent size, clean wind, and a good direction. If you're desperate, the best bet is the late session on the 17th for a clean but tiny wave. Don't hold your breath. The rest of the window is for taking a walk.

Rusty.

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