Kua Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and quiet for Kua Bay. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing but small, weak swell and poor conditions, so if you’re chasing waves, you’re going to need some patience.

The first real highlight doesn't show up until Friday, September 18th. Before that, it's a wasteland of tiny, short-period leftovers and crummy winds. A few mornings have a little bump, but nothing worth paddling out for. We’re talking a solid week or more of knee-high dribble. You might get lucky on a glassy afternoon, like Sunday the 13th, but the swell is just not there.

Then, on the morning of Friday the 18th, things finally wake up a little. We’ve got a 1ft southwest swell rolling in with a long 17-second period. It’s not big, but that long period means there’s some push behind it. The wind is light and glassy, which will make it feel cleaner than it has any right to be. The combined energy jumps up to 107, which is the most we’ve seen in this whole run. It’s still small, so it’s more of a longboard or funboard wave, but it’ll be the best we’ve got. Don't expect a circus, but it’s a genuine window to get wet.

After that little pulse, it fades back down to the same old story: tiny, weak, and mostly cross-shore. There’s another similar small pulse on the 24th and 25th, again with a long period from the southwest and west-northwest, but the energy is weaker. Honestly, for Kua Bay, these long-period swells from the southwest aren't ideal. They tend to wrap in and can get a little too lined up for this spot, so manage your expectations.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about there. It's just a quiet spell, plain and simple. Keep the board in the car, but don’t be surprised if it stays in the bag for most of the next two weeks.

Rusty

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