Kailua Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Gonna give it to you straight in feet and Fahrenheit, but the story’s the same. It’s mostly a dry spell for the surf, with one monster exception way out in the forecast.

Kailua Beach is basically flat for surfing from now all the way through to Friday the 14th of August. It’s a brutal stretch. Constant onshore ENE wind, blowing 15 to 25 mph, just tearing the surface apart. The swell runs a weak 4 to 6 feet, but it’s short-period windswell (6 to 8 seconds) and totally gutless. The wave energy is moderate (between 173 and 322), but it doesn't matter one bit when the wind is that bad. It’s a near-total blank run for almost two weeks.

Now, the one day that has a pulse is Saturday the 15th of August. The morning is still a mess, but the afternoon? Get this: a massive 30-foot swell from the east with a very long period of 13 seconds. The combined energy reading blasts up to 27,490—that’s extreme power, a true groundswell. But there’s a huge catch. The wind is a cross-onshore at 22 mph, and the report flat-out says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. This is pure, expert-only mayhem. With that size and period, it’ll be a freight train on the reef, and the cross-wind will make it a choppy, lumpy mess. This setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

After that big pulse, the 16th drops back to a 13-foot swell, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy. By Monday the 17th, we’re right back to the same old onshore, mediocre pattern until the end of the window.

Kailua Beach usually has decent consistency, so this long stretch of poor conditions is a real downer. That one massive day on the 15th is a true standout, but it’s a dangerous, wildcard call for experts or kiters only. The water’s sitting at 80°, which is about average for the season.

Rusty.

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