Keaulanas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. Rusty here.

First off, it’s been a bit flat. There is a gap of nearly three days with nothing worth paddling out for, so we've been waiting for the ocean to wake up. Things start to turn around from Saturday morning.

Keaulanas (beach and reef) is the only game in town this period. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, nothing wild to report there.

We kick off Saturday morning, July 11th, with a building SSW groundswell. It’s small, around 2.0 ft, but the wind is offshore out of the ENE at 15.5 mph, which is a massive plus for clean faces. The combined energy is moderate at 325. By Saturday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 2.3 ft from the SW, still with that sweet offshore wind. Energy jumps to 414, and the wave comment turns positive. This is where it starts getting interesting. Sunday, July 12th, offers the best of the early window: morning offshore flow, 3.0 ft of SW groundswell (16 second period), and moderate energy at 376. This is the standout for the first week. Clean, lined-up waves for the intermediate crew. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.

Early next week, Monday July 13th keeps the good run going. Offshore wind, 3.0 ft SW swell, and solid energy. Tuesday and Wednesday see the energy really crank up, hitting 614 and then 708 on Wednesday afternoon, July 15th. That Wednesday afternoon session is the absolute best on offer in the whole outlook: 2.6 ft of W swell with a 15-second period, clean offshore ENE wind at 15.5 mph, and very good conditions flagged. That’s a proper session.

After that, it trickles down. Thursday and Friday still have some fun 2.0 ft to 2.3 ft waves with clean winds, but nothing that hits the same highs. Saturday and Sunday, July 18th and 19th, turn pretty average with poor conditions flagged. The swell gets a bit bigger again on Sunday the 19th, up to 3.0 ft from the S, but the wind is cross-offshore and the conditions look marginal.

The tail end of the window, July 20th through 23rd, has some small but clean surf, especially Monday morning the 20th with gentle offshore wind. It’s a mellow end to the run.

The standout: No question about it. Wednesday afternoon, July 15th at Keaulanas. The 2.6 ft W swell, 15-second period groundswell, and that sweet offshore ENE wind at 15.5 mph are going to make for some clean, fun walls. The energy is very strong at 708. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

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