Hulihee Palace Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Hulihee Palace over the next couple of weeks.

First off, it’s a bit of a slow start. We’re looking at small, messy surf to kick things off, but there’s some decent energy building for the second week that might get a few of us excited.

Hulihee Palace is a reef break that’s very consistent and exposed to the swell. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird there. From Thursday the 16th through the weekend, we’ve got small waves around 2 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, killing any real quality. It’s a bit choppy and just not worth paddling out for.

The outlook picks up a bit from Monday the 20th. The swell ticks up to about 3 ft from the S, but the period is short at 14 to 16 seconds, and winds are still cross-on. The combined energy is moderate, around 484 (moderate wave energy), but it’s still labeled as poor surf conditions.

Here’s where it gets interesting. By Wednesday the 22nd of July, we start seeing a shift. Swell holds around 2 ft to 2 ft, but the period jumps way up to 23 to 24 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell. Combined energy climbs into the 720 to 872 range (moderate to strong). That’s a proper long-range groundswell, and we start getting marginal surf, mainly because the direction is SSW, which is the optimum for this break. Morning winds on the 22nd are light cross-on, but by afternoon they’re onshore light. Still, the potential for a clean wall on the reef is there.

Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th look like the real standouts. On Friday, the swell is 3 ft from the SSW, period still a solid 18 seconds. Winds turn onshore with a slight air in the afternoon – that’s about as clean as it gets. Combined energy is up around 774 (moderate to strong). The word is marginal, but with these long-period lines and the right direction, this is your best chance for a proper ride.

Saturday morning the 25th has similar energy at 960 (strong) with a 3 ft SSW swell and 20-second period. The wind is light cross-on, but if you time the tide right, the reef could be offering up some nice, lined-up sets. Crowds are only sometimes a problem here, but on a day like that, expect a few others in the water.

From Sunday the 26th onward, the swell drops slowly, the period shortens, and by the 29th we’re back to small, weak surf with combined energy falling under 200. The last few days of July are pretty much flat and not worth looking at.

So, bottom line: the first week is a write-off for any quality. The standout window is Thursday the 22nd through Saturday the 25th, with Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th being the best bets – clean, long-period SSW groundswell, light winds, and the reef handling that direction perfectly. It’s not huge, but it’ll be fun.

Rusty.

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