Neakahine Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your coffee, sit down and listen up. Rusty here.

Alright folks, let's be straight up. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with Neakahine Point, and it’s a grim picture for a good paddling session for a long while. For the first week and more, it looks like we’re going to have to sit on our hands. The wind is all over the place and mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the swell doesn't have any grunt. The first note of any decent activity, and I mean *decent* in the loosest sense, doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 12th of August, and even then it’s only just scraping a “maybe” tag.

For the next week, from now right up until Tuesday the 11th, the surf is flat or just messy. We’re talking short-period wind slop with poor shape. The wave energy is weak, just a few hundred (between 97 and 202 on the scale). The water temp is sittin’ around 60°F, and that is about normal for the time of year, so nothing weird going on. But that cross-shore wind is killing any chance of a clean wave.

Wednesday the 12th morning might have a silver lining, but it's a thin one. Swell from the NW hits about 5ft at 8 seconds, and the wind is light cross-onshore from the SW at 6 mph. The energy jumps to 313, which is moderate. But we’re still looking at “questionable tide conditions” or shotty surf. The wind turns offshore in the afternoon from the WNW, which is good, but the comment still reads poor. It's a tease.

Now, pay attention here because this is the only standout in a very quiet outlook. Thursday the 13th of August, in the morning, we get a pulse. Swell from the WNW jumps to 6ft at 8 seconds, and the combined energy hits 467 – moderate to strong. Wind is light and cross-onshore at just 6 mph from the WNW. It’s a reef and point setup here, so expect some shape. The comment says "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions" which means you gotta pick your tide, but this is the biggest and best we’re gonna see. This swell is a bit much for beginners at over 5ft, so intermediates and up, this is your window.

Friday the 14th still shows some size but the wind is a problem. The morning starts with a 6ft NW swell, but that cross-onshore wind is going to chop it up. That’s a lot of juice, but it’s sloppy. It drops off via the weekend. The long range on Tuesday the 18th shows a long period swell sneaking in (11 seconds) but it’s small again at 3ft, and the wind is still cross-onshore. No good.

So to wrap it up: This is a quiet couple of weeks. If you want the one window, wait for Thursday morning the 13th of August at Neakahine Point. It’s not perfect, but for this stretch, it’s your best shot.

Rusty.

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