Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up. Rusty here.

Alright, so we’re staring down the barrel at the next 16 days at Hulihee Palace. It’s a consistent reef break that’s exposed to the south-southwest, which is exactly the direction we want the swell to come from. The water’s sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice little bonus.

First things first, the start of the week is a bit of a non-event. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are a flat, bumpy mess with tiny swell and less-than-ideal winds. We’re looking at minimal energy (211-308) and small waves around 2ft. Don't bother paddling out; it's a waste of a skin-crawl.

The first bit of hope comes in on Wednesday morning, the 26th of August. The wind drops right out to glassy, and the swell period jumps to a nice, long 18 seconds. The combined energy ramps up to a solid moderate level (450), pushing a 2ft SSW swell. It’s not huge, but with that glassy surface and long period, the shape should be there. It’s way better than what came before.

But the real standout window is Thursday the 27th. After a morning of light cross-on, Thursday afternoon is where it’s at. The wind goes glassy again – completely off – with a clean 2ft south swell running at a solid 15-second period. The energy hits 532, which is a moderate, punchy feel. This is the best on offer. The waves will be clean, lined up, and with that period, there’s proper rhythm to the sets. This is your session. Crowds are sometimes a thing here, but for conditions like this, it’s worth the company.

From Friday the 28th onwards, it goes back into a long, frustrating lull for the rest of the month and into September. There’s a tease on Tuesday the 1st of September with swell building back to 3ft and 18-second period, but the wind is on or cross-on and the energy (570) doesn’t deliver clean conditions. After that, it's a run of poor to marginal surf right through until the 8th of September. A lot of days with cross-on breezes, and the energy drops back to weak levels.

If you’re a beginner, the swell never gets over 5ft, so it’s not intimidating size-wise, but those long gaps with no quality just makes it a waiting game. For experts, the Thursday session is worth a trip out. As for the rest? The forecast looks more interesting for the kite crowd than for a paddle surfer.

Stay tuned, forecasts can change, but for now, that Thursday afternoon glass-off is the only game in town.

Rusty.

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