Makapu'u Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for this stretch. I gotta be straight with ya – it ain't pretty for a while.

The water's sitting at 79.3°, which is about average for this time of year, so no freaky thermals to worry about. First off, I'm calling the whole 16-day window a write-off for quality surf at Makapu'u. That ENE wind? It's blowing onshore at a solid 25 mph for pretty much the entire first week and into the second. That's a strong breeze, and it's just tearing up any chance of clean waves. From Tuesday the 7th right through to the end of the first week, we've got bumpy, ugly conditions. The swell is there – between 5 ft and 8 ft from the ENE – but with such short, weak periods around 7-8 seconds, it's just messy. The energy levels, while moderate, are all wasted by that wind.

Even when a longer-period SSW groundswell shows up briefly on the 15th (Wednesday) and again on the 17th (Friday), with a period of 16-18 seconds, the wind is still howling onshore. This is a classic case where the setup looks far better for kite surfing than paddle surfing – you'd be fighting a losing battle just to get out.

The only glimmer, and I mean a distant glimmer, happens on the 18th of July (Saturday). We see a cleaner pulse of swell from the E at 6 ft with a period of 10 seconds, and energy builds. But the wind is still a fresh onshore breeze from the NE at 22 mph. It's a “poor surf conditions” call all the way through.

Into the third week, on the 19th (Sunday) and 20th (Monday), the swell gets a bit bigger, hitting 8 ft from the E/ENE, and the energy is strong. But again, that onshore wind won't let up. This is grumpy, closed-out, blown-out territory. There's just no standout session in this entire outlook to get excited about. Sorry, folks, it's a blank run for the foreseeable future. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, don't rush out.

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