Kua Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got for the next couple of weeks. It's a grim run for the most part, to be honest. We're looking at a long stretch of nearly nothing, so don't hold your breath. The water temperature is sitting around 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you'll be comfortable in boardshorts even if you're just floating around.

Right from the get-go, Sunday the 13th is a washout with no real swell and a messy cross-on breeze. That sets the tone. We've got day after day of tiny, weak waves or just flat calm, with only a few moments of glassy conditions but no push to go with them. It's not until the last few days of the window that things start to look interesting, but that's a long wait.

Around the 23rd of September, Wednesday, there's a tiny blip of a long-period groundswell from the NNW, but it's only 0.7ft to 1.0ft with a period of 12 to 13 seconds. That's a long-period swell, which at a beach break can be tricky—it might just straighten out and close out. The wind is light and glassy on Wednesday afternoon, which is a big plus, but with so little size, it's only a whisper of a wave. The combined energy is a weak 33 (moderate energy) on Wednesday morning and 15 on Wednesday afternoon, so nothing to get excited about.

Then the real standout of the whole forecast comes in on Sunday the 27th of September. A nice little pulse of WNW swell rolls in, with a period of 18 seconds in the morning. That's a very long period groundswell, which means better shape and more power, but at a beach break it might break a bit too straight. The combined energy hits 123, which is moderate, and the swell is only 1.0ft but with that period, it'll have more punch. The wind is a light cross-shore, so it'll be okay, not perfect. The following Monday the 28th has a similar setup, with a 15-second period and a light cross-off breeze in the afternoon that should clean things up nicely, earning a score of 1 out of 10 for "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That's the best we get.

The bottom line: if you're desperate, the 27th and 28th are your only real chances, but don't expect anything spectacular. For the rest of the 16 days, it's pretty much a flat, wind-affected dud. For the first week and a half, the setup is more suited for a kite session than a paddle, with the onshore winds and tiny chop. Hang in there.

Rusty

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