Kandui Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The next couple of weeks are looking like a real mixed bag for Kandui Left. We’ve got plenty of swell on the charts, that’s for sure, but the wind is going to be the deciding factor on whether it’s worth paddling out. The water is sitting at 86°F, which is about average for this time of year, so a rashie is all you’ll need.

The first few days, right up through the 13th, are going to be a write-off for clean conditions. We’ve got a solid 6ft to 8ft of south swell rolling in, but it’s coming with a cross to cross-on breeze that’s going to chop it all up. The energy is there – you can see it in the numbers (4696 on Tuesday morning) – but it’s going to be messy, lumpy, and tough to find a clean face. If you’re dead set on getting wet, you’ll be battling the chop, but it’s not going to be pretty.

The first real window that grabs my attention is Friday afternoon, the 14th. The wind drops right out, going glassy, and we’ve still got 8ft of south swell at 15 seconds. That’s when the reef starts to show its true colors. That’s the kind of session you remember. The energy is still strong (2728), and with the wind going calm, it’s going to be proper.

Things get a bit smaller over the weekend, but Sunday morning, the 16th, is another standout. The wind is completely calm, dead glass, and we’ve got a clean 5ft of south swell. It’s a touch smaller, but on a reef like this, perfect conditions trump size every time. That’s your pick for a long, clean session without too much stress.

After that, there’s a bit of a lull on the 17th with smaller, weaker swell, but the energy starts building again from Tuesday the 18th. A new pulse of SSW swell pushes through, with the 19th and 20th seeing 8ft to 8ft on the face. The wind is still a bit cross, so it’s not perfect, but the power is definitely back.

Then we get to the real gem of the long-range forecast. The mornings of Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are looking prime. The wind goes light cross-off, which is exactly what you want for this set-up, and we’ve got a solid 8ft and 7ft of SSW swell at 15 seconds. The conditions are going to be clean, and the reef is going to be firing. These are the sessions to circle on the calendar. Remember, this is a week and a half out, so don’t book the flight just yet, but it’s looking seriously promising.

There’s another pulse of energy coming in on Monday the 24th, with 8ft of SSW swell, but the wind looks like it’s going to be more on it. The week after that, the swell starts to fade and the wind stays tricky, so it looks like those two mornings around the 21st and 22nd are your best bets for a proper score.

This is a long period groundswell, so keep in mind it might be breaking a bit straight at certain spots, but for a reef like Kandui Left, that just means more grunt and longer barrels.

Alright, I gotta go check my wax.

Rusty.

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