Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Folks, it’s looking pretty flat out there for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell that’s mostly straight on or slightly angled, and for a spot like Hulihee Palace (Big Island), that means it’s going to be a real struggle to find anything worth paddling for.

The opening days are looking pretty sad. Tuesday afternoon kicks things off with a mere 0.6m of SSW swell but it’s wrapped in a sleepy 19-second period. Yeah, that long period sounds nice, but with that tiny size, it’s pretty much doing nothing. The water’s sitting at 28°, which is pretty much right on the money for this time of year—no surprises there.

We’re going to be stuck in this funk for a few days. From Wednesday through the start of next week, we’re looking at small surf in the 0.5m to 0.8m range, with light onshore and cross-onshore winds messing up what little shape there might be. The energy is weak, sitting mostly in the 300s and 400s, which matches the small, weak waves. You’ll be doing a lot of bobbing around for not much.

Things get a tiny bit interesting on Friday the 18th though. It’s still small at 0.7m, but the wind goes glassy in the afternoon and the combined energy jumps to 525. For this stretch, that’s as good as it’s gonna get. The direction is SSW, and the period drops to 17 seconds. It’s still small, but clean. This is the one moment where you might actually catch a couple of fun little crumbly ones if you’re keen on a longboard or a foamboard.

After that little tease, it's back to the grind. From Saturday the 19th right through until the middle of next week, we’re looking at tiny, weak, and generally poor conditions. The swell stays small, the wind is mostly cross-onshore, and the energy reading drops significantly, especially from the 22nd onwards when it’s reading in the 200s. The tides and winds just aren’t aligning to give us any kind of window.

A quick note on the long period swells: while the 15 to 19-second periods sound enticing, at this size, they just don’t have the push. And at a reef like this, they might also be breaking a little too straight for their own good.

So, realistically, you’ve got one real highlight—that glassy Friday afternoon. Other than that, it’s a whole lot of nothing. If you’re not a beginner, and I’m guessing you’re not, it might be time to dust off the kite or just work on your tan.

Rusty out.

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