Kawaihae Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good hard look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a pretty quiet stretch for Kawaihae Breakwater (Hawaii). We've got a long, flat start and then some tiny, limp waves trying to show up, but it's mostly a waiting game.

Right now, through the start of the forecast, we're looking at a big gap with zero to ride. From Saturday the 8th through the end of the week on Friday the 14th, the waves are just too small and weak to even bother paddling out. The combined swell energy is barely a whisper, sitting at a lowly 48 or less (48). You'll see some glassy mornings and clean conditions, but with swell heights barely scraping 1 ft and a long period of 18 seconds, it's all show and no go. The water is sitting at a warm 81°, which is about average for the time of year.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Sunday, August 16th, but don't get your hopes up. The morning brings a small bump of 2 ft from the SW with a short period of 7 seconds, and a combined energy of 84. It's surfable but very ordinary, with cross-off winds from the NNW. The afternoon goes glassy again, but the swell drops back to nothing.

Things stay stubbornly small through the next week. From Monday the 17th into the following weekend, we're stuck with ankle-snappers at 1 ft to 1 ft. The best you can say is the wind is often offshore from the NE, keeping things clean. On Tuesday the 18th, we get a tiny pulse from the WNW with a long period of 15 seconds, giving us a combined energy of 70. It's a step in the right direction, but these are still poor surf conditions. By Thursday the 20th, we see a few 1 ft waves with glassy conditions in the morning and a combined energy of 75. That's about as good as it gets in this run, but it's still just a small, clean dribble.

The standout, if you can even call it that, is the morning of Thursday, August 20th. You've got a 1 ft swell from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds, but the kicker is the glassy conditions. It's the only time we get that perfect mirror finish on the water. For a tiny, clean log or a fun longboard session, that's your window. It's still tiny, but it's the most pleasant it's going to be.

Overall, this is a two-week stretch for doing other things. If you're desperate, the cleanest tiny waves are on the 20th, but it's a long way off and nothing to get excited about. The swell energy is weak across the board, so don't expect any power. It's a flat spell, plain and simple.

Rusty.

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