Laniakea Reef and Holtons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Laniakea Reef and Holtons (North Shore, Oahu). I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window looks like a real drought for decent waves. The whole forecast is basically a write-off for any kind of surf you’d want to paddle into.

The first few days are a dead loss. Wednesday the 22nd through to Sunday the 27th morning are all showing junk with zero swell energy. We’re talking flat, with no wave height to speak of, and a moderate cross-off breeze that’s just blowing over a flat ocean. It’s a long stretch of nothing.

Monday the 27th afternoon offers a tiny glimmer, but it’s not really one. A 5ft swell from the NE shows up, but it’s only a 7-second period – that’s junky, short-period windswell. The energy is moderate (261), but it’s tagged as “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” It’s not worth getting excited about.

Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th bring a little more swell, around 3ft to 4ft from the NNE and NE, but the period is still short (6 to 9 seconds) and the wind is cross-shore, creating a chop. The energy is moderate (117 to 231), but the conditions are poor. It’s not clean, and it’s not for surfing.

Thursday the 30th morning is the only real standout in the whole run, and it’s a very small one. A long-period groundswell from the SW, 18 seconds, gives us a tiny 1.0ft wave. The wind is light and cross-off from the S at 6 mph, which would make for clean, glassy lines. The water temperature is 79°, which is about average for the time of year. The energy is weak (49). This is a true micro-swell, only for the most patient longboarder or a SUP. The afternoon turns to risk of thunderstorms and a brief offshore wind, but the swell is gone.

From Friday the 31st all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August, it’s back to the same story: tiny 1.0ft to 2ft waves from the N, W, or SW, with periods all over the place, and a moderate to fresh cross-off breeze. The energy is very weak (10 to 84). Nothing at all worth paddling out for.

The best of a bad bunch? That Thursday morning, the 30th of July. That’s the only session with clean conditions and a hint of potential. But honestly, for a spot like Laniakea that needs a solid NW groundswell, this is a total flat spell. It’s a reef setup, so even the hint of long-period swell on the 30th is about as good as it gets, but it’s barely a ripple.

Rusty.

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