Neakahine Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one to write. We’ve got Neakahine Point on the board, and honestly, it’s not looking like we’ll be getting the good boards out for a while.

The whole 16-day stretch is a bit of a bummer. We’re looking at a long, quiet spell with no real standouts to shout about. The forecast is pretty much all "poor surf conditions" from the get-go, and that’s not going to change for a long time.

The first hint of anything surfable comes on Saturday, July 25th, but it’s a real struggle. Saturday morning we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the southwest, with a 23-second period – that’s a very long period groundswell, which might give some shape, but it’s weak. The combined energy is only 394, so it’s weak. The wind is a cross-shore from the south at 12 mph, making things bumpy. The water is sitting at 56°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. It’s a no-go. Saturday afternoon is a bit bigger at 3ft, but the wind is still cross, and the period drops to 21 seconds. Still marginal.

The rest of the weekend and into the week is more of the same. Sunday, July 26th, sees 3ft to 3ft swell, but the wind stays cross or cross-on, and the period drops from 20 seconds down to 19. The energy is moderate (575-717), but the conditions are just too messy. Monday, July 27th, through to the end of the month is all "poor surf conditions" with tiny, weak swells and cross-on winds. It’s just not worth paddling out.

We hit August, and things don’t get any better. The first week of August is all about a new swell from the WNW, but it’s short-period junk, mostly 8 seconds or less. On Sunday, August 2nd, we get a 4ft swell, but it’s accompanied by a fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph, making it lumpy and horrible. The energy is moderate (307), but it’s a mess. The whole week is a write-off – cross-shore winds, short period, and poor surf. The swell sticks around 4ft to 5ft, but the wind is always on it, and the period is short. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if you ask me.

The final weekend, August 8th and 9th, the swell fades away completely. We’re back to 1.0ft and 1ft with long periods from the west, but it’s just too small and weak to do anything with. The cross-on wind doesn’t help.

This is a real dry spell. Neakahine Point is inconsistent at the best of times, and this forecast is proving it. There’s nothing here to get excited about. Keep your gear in the bag and wait for the next one – forecasts can change, but this one is looking bleak.

Rusty.

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