Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I've got a long look ahead for you folks. Let's get straight into it.

First up, the water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there. The only game in town for the whole 16-day run is Hulihee Palace, a reef break that's very consistent but it's a tricky one. The optimum swell direction is SSW, and we'll see pulses of that, but it's going to be a long wait for anything decent.

For the first week, honestly, it's slim pickings. From Saturday the 29th right through to the end of August, we're looking at small, weak, and mostly marginal conditions. Swell heights are struggling at 1ft to 2ft from the S and SSW, with periods all over the place. The combined energy is weak, mostly in the 200s. The wind is light and variable, but the surf just isn't there. We get a bit of energy bumping up on Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd of September with swell hitting 3ft to 3ft from the S and energy climbing into the moderate range (542 to 580), but the wind is cross-onshore, mucking up the potential. It's a frustrating stretch.

There's a real gap of nothing worth paddling out for through the first week. The best we see is a brief moment on Friday the 4th of September afternoon when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is only 2ft and the energy is weak (179). It's surfable, but you'd be scraping. Then things go flat again.

Now, hold on for the second week. The standout window is building around the 11th and 12th of September. On Friday the 11th, we see a big shift. A new W swell starts to fill in, with 4ft waves from the WNW and a very long period of 19 seconds. The energy jumps to a strong 1467. That's a serious groundswell. The wind is offshore, clean. This is a point where the long period will be a factor – at a reef like Hulihee Palace, it should wrap in nicely, but don't be surprised if there are long lulls between sets. Saturday the 12th looks even better: 5ft from the W with a 17-second period and energy at 1560. Again, offshore morning winds. This is the best of the run, but it's far out, so treat it as a promising but not locked-in call. The swell starts to drop on Sunday the 13th, back to 4ft with energy falling off.

The verdict? The first week is a write-off. The second week, especially the 11th and 12th, has some real potential for a solid session, but it's a long-range whisper. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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