Kahului Harbor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a hard look at what’s coming down the pipe for Kahului Harbor. Straight up, I gotta be real with you – this is a tough stretch. The forecast is a long, drawn-out run of poor surf conditions with hardly a window to get excited about. We’re looking at a solid 16-day outlook with no real standout days, and a whole lot of "don't bother" in between.

The pattern is stubborn. We’ve got a persistent ENE wind blowing cross to cross-onshore for the entire period, which keeps the surface chopped up and ugly. The swell is hanging around in the 3ft to 6ft range for the first week, but it’s all short-period windswell running 7 to 8 seconds, so the wave quality is poor. The combined swell energy is moderate, bouncing between 120 and 453 (moderate wave energy), but that energy is all mess and no shape.

The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick off on Sunday, 12 July, with a 6ft ENE swell at 8 seconds and a moderate cross-shore wind at 12 mph. It looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The wave comment calls it "poor surf conditions" with a score of 0 out of 10. That vibe carries straight through Thursday, 16 July, with the swell dropping to 3ft to 4ft and the wind staying messy.

There’s a little flicker of hope on Monday, 20 July. A 15-second period swell rolls in, but it’s small – only 2ft to 3ft – and the wind is cross-onshore. The combined energy reads 402 to 425 (moderate wave energy), and that long period would usually get my heart going, but with the size so tiny and the wind on it, it’s going to be straight and weak at this reef. Not worth paddling out for.

After that, we sink back into the same pattern: onshore wind, short-period junk, and poor conditions. The last glimmer is Wednesday, 22 July, when the morning session shows a cross-shore wind at 9 mph with a 4ft swell at 7 seconds. The wave comment upgrades to "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions" with a 1 out of 10. That’s about as close to a recommendation as we get, and it’s still a long shot.

The rest of the run through to Monday, 27 July, is all 0 out of 10 scores with "poor surf conditions." No standouts, no hidden gems. This is a blank run for the area, and it’s one of those stretches where the forecast can change, but right now, there’s nothing here worth waxing up for.

Keep the board in the car and the eyes on the horizon. Rusty out.

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