Lymans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s be real: the next two weeks at Lymans (Big Island) are mostly a write-off, but there’s a couple of brief windows where it might clean up enough for a paddle. Here’s the rundown.

We start off flat and messy. From Saturday the 12th through Monday the 14th, the swell is tiny – around 1ft at most – with a long 16-second period, but it’s coming from the southwest, which puts a cross-on wind on the break. The energy is weak (around 143 – moderate at the low end), and it’s not worth getting wet for.

Tuesday the 15th bumps up slightly to 2ft, but the period drops to 20 seconds. Energy climbs a bit (370 – moderate), but the conditions are still rough. Wednesday the 16th is where things get interesting. The swell builds to 3ft from the SSW, with a period of 18 seconds, and the energy comes up to 443 – a solid moderate push. The key window is Wednesday afternoon: the wind goes glassy, and the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” This is your first real highlight. Water temp is 28°, which is about normal for this time of year. It’s small, but clean, and that long-period groundswell will wrap around the point nicely. This is the best of the first week.

Thursday the 17th also has a glassy afternoon, with 2ft from the SSW and energy around 418. If you can dodge the showers, it could be a fun one. But Wednesday afternoon is the pick.

After that, it falls apart. Friday the 18th has a bit more size – 3ft – but the wind is cross-on and it’s messy. The weekend of the 19th and 20th is stormy and inconsistent. Monday the 21st sees the wind pick up to 20 km/h from the northwest, which chops things up completely.

From Tuesday the 22nd onward, the swell collapses. It drops to 1ft with an energy reading of just 9 – that’s about as flat as it gets. There’s a tiny pulse around Sunday the 27th, with 2ft from the SSW and a 20-second period (energy 404 – moderate), but the conditions are marginal.

So, the standout is Wednesday the 16th afternoon. It’s not big – 3ft – but the glassy conditions and that clean SSW groundswell should make for some great, forgiving waves off the point. The second pick is Thursday afternoon the 17th, but it’s a close second. Don’t expect much size at all – it’s all about the quality of the waves, not the height. There are long gaps here, almost a week of nothing, so pick your moments.

Rusty.

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