Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a pretty slow outlook for Hulihee Palace over the next couple of weeks. There is no real surf to speak of for the first few days, so don't be in a rush. The waves are small and the conditions just aren't coming together for much of anything.

Sunday the 26th kicks off with 3ft of SSW swell, but it’s a 16-second period groundswell, which is nice to see. The issue? Combined energy is only moderate (591) and we’re looking at marginal conditions – the morning goes from slight offshore to a light cross-onshore in the afternoon. The water temp is holding at 81°, about average for this time of year around here.

Monday the 27th morning drops to 3ft with the same SSW direction, and the period is still decent at 15 seconds. The wind is offshore early, but the real highlight of that day is Monday afternoon: the wind goes glassy and the waves, while small, are clean. It's surfable if you’re mellow and not expecting much push.

Tuesday the 28th is a story of two halves. The morning is a write-off – cross-onshore winds chop up the 2ft swell to nothing. But Tuesday afternoon? Glass again. Small, but clean. The period drops a touch to 14 seconds so the sets aren’t quite as punchy, but for the right board, you might score a couple of fun runners.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Wednesday the 29th right through Saturday the 10th of August, the waves hover between 1.0ft and 3ft, with combined energy falling well under 500 nearly the entire time, mostly in the low to moderate range. Winds are often cross-onshore or simply not cooperating. There isn’t a single standout session in there – mostly poor or marginal calls with only the occasional glassy window. The two afternoons of Thursday the 6th of August go glassy and give you something to splash around on, but honestly, there’s not enough power to get excited.

The one period that raises an eyebrow is the very end: around Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th of August, we see the swell bump back up to 3ft with a 15 second period, and the combined energy jumps into the mid-to-high 500s – that’s moderate but closer to solid. This is still a reef break that loves long-period SSW swell, and the optimum direction (SSW) lines up nicely. Winds are light, mostly offshore or glassy on Monday. So, the best bet in the whole outlook is Monday the 10th of August, morning session – looks like it could offer the cleanest, most consistent waves of the whole stretch. But even that is more of a “worth checking” than a “drop everything” situation. Crowds are *sometimes* around here, so you might have company if it’s looking half-decent.

Bottom line: Hulihee Palace is in a long, slow patch. The reef won't have much push for most of the 16 days. The best you can do is small clean windows – and the very end of the forecast looks the most promising. It’s the kind of stretch where you paddle out just to float, not to charge.

Rusty

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