Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks at Hulihee Palace.

Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a slow start. The first few days are looking pretty average. The surf is super small, around 2ft on Thursday afternoon with a long period 18-second swell from the south, but there’s just not enough juice to get excited about, and the quality is poor. We’ll see a bit more size roll in as we head into the weekend and early next week, with swell heights creeping up to 3ft by Monday morning, all from the SSW direction. The swell energy is there, with combined energy readings between 302 and 842 (moderate energy), but the wind is mostly cross-onshore with a light breeze, so it’s going to stay a bit bumpy and ordinary. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 81°, about 2° above average for this time of year.

Honestly, through Sunday the 5th and into the 6th and 7th, nothing is screaming "go time." It’s marginal at best, with the forecast saying poor to questionable conditions. The crowds at Hulihee Palace can be a thing sometimes, but with surf this average, you probably won't be fighting for waves.

There’s a slight uptick around Thursday the 9th afternoon, where the wind goes glassy – a rare moment of peace – but the swell is tiny at 2ft from the south. Surfable, but you’d be on a longboard and really working for it.

Now, the best of what we’ve got looks to be Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th. On Saturday afternoon, we’ve got 3ft of SSW swell at 20 seconds, which is a nice long-period groundswell. The combined energy hits 842, the highest in the whole run. It’s a reef break, so that long period won’t close it out like it would at a beach. The downside is the wind is cross-onshore and light, so it’ll have a little texture. Still, that’s the most potential for a fun session if you can live with a bit of chop. Sunday morning has a similar 3ft swell from SSW at 18 seconds, again with that light cross-onshore breeze. These two days are the standouts, but they’re not perfect.

After that, the second week drops back. Through the 10th to the 14th, we see a slow shift to a westerly swell direction, with heights staying between 1ft and 3ft. The energy drops off, and most days are labelled as poor. The wind stays light, and by Tuesday the 14th afternoon, there's a bit of a cross-shore breeze offering some shape, but the swell is too weak to really cash in.

So, to sum it up: the next 16 days are pretty lean. There's a small window from the 4th to the 6th of July where the swell is rideable, but you'll be dealing with that light cross-onshore wind. Nothing here is a sure thing for a classic session. It’s one of those stretches where you check the forecast every day hoping the wind swings offshore, but the charts aren't giving us much.

Stay tuned, forecasts change.

Rusty.

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