Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks. It’s gonna be a real mixed bag, so let’s get into it.

Overall, we’ve got a long, drawn-out run of small, clean conditions with a few moments that actually look worth paddling out for. Don’t expect any barnstorming sessions, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll be pleasant. The first surf worth talking about kicks off on Tuesday, July 7th.

We start on Tuesday morning, July 7th, at Hulihee Palace (a reef break). It’s marginal early, with a 3 ft SSW swell at a long 14 seconds. The water’s sitting at 81°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The energy is moderate (375), but a light onshore W wind at 6 mph is going to put a bit of a crinkle on the surface. Not ideal, but it’s the first of it.

Wednesday afternoon, July 8th, is where things start to look interesting. We get glassy conditions with a light SW wind at 3 mph. The swell drops a bit to 2 ft from the SSW, still with a long 14-second period. The energy is light-moderate (206), but with that glassy surface, it’s gonna be clean and fun on a log or a mid-length. This is the first of the true standouts—small but perfect for a sunset cruise.

Thursday, July 9th, through to Saturday, July 11th, is pretty flat and poor. Swell drops to 2 ft-2 ft and the conditions go onshore or cross-on. A bit of a dead patch.

Sunday afternoon, July 12th, pulls a surprise. We get a clean look with a light cross-offshore SSE wind at 6 mph. Swell bumps up to 2 ft from the SW, period at 16 seconds. The energy is moderate (352). This is your second standout session—clean, a little more push, and that cross-offshore breeze will keep the faces smooth. Really good for a reef like Hulihee.

Things get a bit jumbled again from Monday, July 13th, through to Tuesday, July 14th, with onshore winds and marginal conditions.

Then we hit a promising window towards the end of the week. Thursday afternoon, July 16th, turns glassy again, with a 3 ft WNW swell at 15 seconds. The energy is solid-moderate (481). Clean, lined-up waves. This is another real standout—best of the second week. It’s a bit more exposed to that WNW direction, which works well for the break.

Saturday afternoon, July 18th, goes glassy again with a 2 ft SSW swell at 14 seconds. Energy is moderate (379). Nice and clean, but a touch smaller.

After that, the last few days from Sunday, July 19th, through Wednesday, July 22nd, are mostly marginal or poor. The swell holds around 2 ft - 3 ft from the S, but the winds are generally cross-on or onshore, and there's a lot of rain showers around. Not the best way to finish the outlook.

So, to sum it up: the best on offer is Wednesday afternoon, July 8th for that glassy, small clean surf, and Thursday afternoon, July 16th for the bigger, clean, lined-up groundswell. The rest is mostly small and scrappy.

Rusty.

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