Surf Forecasts:
Hulihee Palace surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period, SW swell with 384 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW 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 Friday (Sep 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. 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 0.7m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hulihee Palace over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the Kona side.
Right off the bat, the next week and a half is a bit of a struggle. We’ve got small, weak swells and mostly cross-onshore winds that keep things messy. The water temp is sitting at 82° with an anomaly of 2°, so it’s a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a bath, which is nice for a long paddle.
The first real chance to get excited doesn’t show up until Friday, the 18th of September. That afternoon, the wind goes glassy at Hulihee Palace (Big Island), and with a clean 2 ft of swell from the SSW, the combined energy climbs to 530 (moderate). That’s a solid, clean window for a reef break that’s very consistent. The swell direction matches the optimum from the SSW, so it’s got the right angle. This is easily the standout of the whole forecast – a proper little session with clean lines and no wind chop. The period is 17 seconds, a nice long groundswell that will wrap in with good shape, though the sets might be spaced out a bit.
Before that, Thursday the 17th has a bit of energy in the water (combined energy 451), but with a cross-on wind, it’s a marginal call. Not worth rushing out for.
After that Friday glass-off, things taper off. Saturday the 19th through to the end of the window sees the swell dropping back to 2 ft to 2 ft, with the energy dropping below 400 and eventually down into the 100s. The winds turn onshore or cross-on again, and the surf quality goes flat. The last week of the forecast is a write-off for anything decent.
So, bottom line: if you can sneak out on the afternoon of Friday the 18th of September, you’ll be rewarded. The rest of the window is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 253 | 176 | 137 | 154 | 175 | 169 | 150 | 148 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 85 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 118 | 117 | 309 | 251 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:44PM0.71m | 3:08AM0.46m | 3:19PM0.66m | 3:48AM0.51m | 3:52PM0.60m | 4:28AM0.55m | 4:23PM0.52m | 5:09AM0.58m | 4:52PM0.45m | 5:51AM0.60m | 5:21PM0.39m | 6:39AM0.60m | 5:51PM0.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.05m | 9:27PM0.05m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:52PM0.05m | 9:41AM0.09m | 10:16PM0.05m | 10:31AM0.12m | 10:39PM0.05m | 11:24AM0.16m | 11:02PM0.06m | 12:22PM0.20m | 11:27PM0.08m | 1:32PM0.23m | 11:56PM0.09m | |||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 326 | 253 | 176 | 129 | 117 | 175 | 169 | 150 | 148 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 85 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 118 | 117 | 309 | 251 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 10 | WSW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 23 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 43 | 18 | 137 | 154 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 50 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | NW 10 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 83 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 0 |
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