Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I'm lookin' straight at what we've got for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a story of two halves. For a solid week and a half, we're in a bit of a lull, but there's a proper little window of clean, groomed surf on the horizon that could make the wait worthwhile.

The first real run of surfable waves kicks off later this week, but it's nothing to write home about. Thursday afternoon, the 6th of August, we get a tease – tiny 1ft of swell from the SW with a period of 14 seconds, but it's glassy. The energy is weak (101), but you might find something soft and small to roll over. Then Friday, the 7th, is a write-off. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th see a slight bump in energy hitting the low 200s, but the swell is still tiny, around 1ft to 2ft. There's a glimmer of hope Sunday afternoon, the 9th, when a light ESE cross-offshore breeze cleans things up and we get a 2ft S swell (266), but it's still marginal. Monday and Tuesday are more of the same – poor conditions and weak swell.

Now, the real story starts on Wednesday the 12th of August. We see a solid pulse of energy, hitting a strong 907 in the morning, pushing the swell up to 3ft from the S with a long 18-second period. The problem? Onshore winds mean it's messy. But then we get to the real standout. Friday the 14th of August is your session. Both morning and afternoon are absolutely glassy at Hulihee Palace (a reef break). The morning brings a clean 3ft swell from the S, and the afternoon swings around to a 3ft swell from the WNW. The combined energy is still pumping in the 800s, so there's some push behind it. With the wind dead flat and glassy, this will be the cleanest, most user-friendly waves of the whole forecast. It’s a reef, so it could handle that long-period groundswell well. The crowds are *sometimes* an issue here, but on a Friday with average surf leading up to it, you might get lucky.

After that shining moment, it fades. Saturday the 15th is okay but onshore, and by Sunday the 16th and into the new week, it's back to small, weak, and messy. There's a long gap after the 14th with no clear recommendations.

Water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild to report on that front.

Keep the 14th circled in your calendar. That’s the one.

Stay wet,
Rusty

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