Surf Forecasts:
Hulihee Palace surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with 692 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hulihee Palace in the next 16 days are 1.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hulihee Palace over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 353 | 339 | 315 | 236 | 339 | 437 | 550 | 611 | 517 | 544 | 464 | 322 | 428 | 399 | 395 | 662 | 655 | 554 | 547 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:27AM0.45m | 7:57PM0.38m | 10:36AM0.51m | 8:40PM0.30m | 11:37AM0.56m | 9:45PM0.25m | 12:30PM0.61m | 11:11PM0.22m | 1:15PM0.66m | 00:26AM0.21m | 1:55PM0.69m | 1:23AM0.22m | 2:31PM0.71m | 2:10AM0.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.27m | 2:59AM0.03m | 5:17PM0.27m | 3:40AM0.03m | 7:08PM0.23m | 4:27AM0.03m | 8:14PM0.19m | 5:17AM0.03m | 8:54PM0.16m | 6:06AM0.02m | 9:26PM0.13m | 6:52AM0.02m | 9:55PM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 407 | 353 | 339 | 315 | 236 | 339 | 117 | 206 | 611 | 517 | 544 | 464 | 322 | 428 | 302 | 385 | 662 | 655 | 554 | 547 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 50 | 69 | 74 | 46 | 222 | 437 | 550 | 71 | 91 | 88 | 161 | 144 | 161 | 399 | 395 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 8 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 21 | SSW 21 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 67 | 61 | 86 | 121 | 28 | 67 | 56 | 8 | 225 | 356 | 99 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 23 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 20 | 1 | 96 | 118 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 118 | 1 | 18 | 118 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
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