Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in from the Kona coast. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a slow start. We’re looking at a few days of meager, junk swell before anything even thinks about turning on. The first real window of interest doesn’t arrive until Thursday afternoon, the 13th of August. That’s when things get interesting.

The standout session, the one to really pencil in, is Thursday afternoon at Hulihee Palace. We’ve got a clean 4-ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a long 15-second period, and the wind is going glassy. That is the recipe for clean, lined-up reef waves right out front. The water is sitting at 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so the wetsuit can stay at home. The combined energy is a moderate 816, so there’s enough push to make it fun for an intermediate surfer.

Friday morning the 14th gets a little lumpy with a cross-onshore breeze and the swell dropping a touch, but Friday afternoon cleans up again as the wind goes glassy. It’s smaller though, around 3-ft from the south with a 14-second period, so it’s a good backup but not the main event.

Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th see the swell mixing up. Sunday morning the 16th actually gets a pulse of 6-ft SSW swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds – that’s windswell, not groundswell. It’ll be a bit crumbly and won’t have the same grunt as the Thursday afternoon stuff.

From Monday the 17th onwards, things really go flat and disappointing. We’re looking at a solid stretch of nothing worth paddling out for, with most days offering tiny 2-ft to 2-ft waves and cross-onshore or onshore winds. There’s a hint of a possible pickup around the 24th and 25th of August, but the quality looks marginal at best with a lot of cross-onshore wind. It’s a week and a half away, so that’s a long-range maybe, not a solid call.

So, to keep it simple: your best bet, and the only real standout in this 16-day window, is Thursday afternoon the 13th at Hulihee Palace. Get it while it’s good.

Rusty.

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