Surf Forecasts:
Hulihee Palace surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, S swell with 879 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s 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 Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hulihee Palace in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hulihee Palace over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, Rusty here again. Let’s have a chat about Hulihee Palace, a real consistent reef break. The water temp is about what you’d expect for the season, so no wetsuit drama.
We start from Tuesday, August 11th. The surf is pretty average with a light cross-onshore breeze and a combined wave energy of (373). The waves are small and bumpy, nothing to get excited about. But things turn a corner Thursday afternoon, the 13th. You get a clean 4ft SSW swell with a 15-second period, and the wind goes glass flat. The wave energy is (707) – that’s the session to mark on your calendar. The swell direction is exactly what this reef wants, and the conditions will be smooth as glass. There can be a few other folks out, but with a nice long-period groundswell like that and clean conditions, the reef will be working a treat. That longer period means the sets will be worth the wait and paddling out won’t be a chore.
Friday the 14th still has some clean afternoon waves with a cross-off breeze on a 3ft S swell, but the energy is down to (456). It’s still a good day, just not the standout. Over the weekend, the wind picks up and there’s a risk of thunderstorms, making the surf poor from Sunday the 16th. A fresh breeze and lumpy conditions will put a damper on things for a few days.
After that, there is a stretch of mainly poor conditions until the 20th and 21st when we start to see some marginal surf again. Around the 22nd of August, we get a 3ft SSW swell with a period up to 17 seconds, but the wind and scores are still iffy. The next real potential comes around the 25th and 26th of August when the swell picks up to about 4ft from the S with a 15-second period. The wave energy sits around (537) and could be the best of the second week, but it’s still a cross-on wind. Keep your eyes on Tuesday and Wednesday the 25th and 26th as a possible run of waves, but don’t get your hopes too high just yet.
In short, your absolute best bet is that Thursday afternoon, August 13th. That glassy, clean session on a nice SSW groundswell is the one to chase.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 |
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 kJ | 231 | 276 | 265 | 361 | 620 | 579 | 879 | 581 | 666 | 619 | 508 | 417 | 299 | 295 | 225 | 243 | 171 | 171 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:32AM0.28m | 3:12PM0.81m | 3:20AM0.32m | 3:51PM0.77m | 4:06AM0.37m | 4:26PM0.72m | 4:52AM0.41m | 5:00PM0.64m | 5:39AM0.45m | 5:32PM0.56m | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:02PM0.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.06m | 7:57AM-0.02m | 10:17PM0.05m | 8:48AM-0.01m | 10:47PM0.04m | 9:38AM0.02m | 11:16PM0.04m | 10:28AM0.07m | 11:43PM0.04m | 11:20AM0.13m | 00:10AM0.05m | 12:19PM0.19m | 00:37AM0.06m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 231 | 276 | 265 | 232 | 620 | 579 | 879 | 581 | 666 | 619 | 508 | 417 | 299 | 295 | 225 | 243 | 171 | 171 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 10 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 18 | 132 | 361 | 238 | 238 | 28 | 111 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 41 | 98 | 129 | 127 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 21 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 19 | S 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 79 | 44 | 40 | 23 | 56 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 56 | 34 | 55 | 49 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 100 | 121 | 7 | 82 | 118 | 18 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 69 |
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