Polihale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. Rusty here, and I've got the lowdown on what's cooking at Polihale over the next couple of weeks.

This is a bit of a slow burner to be honest. We're looking at a long stretch of hardly any swell before a solid pulse of energy shows up in the second week. You’ll have to be patient, but there’s a proper reward waiting if you can wait it out.

Right now, there's a tiny bit of surf on the way. Sunday afternoon the 26th of July is about as good as it gets early on. We've got a clean 5 ft swell from the NE, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE at 6 mph. The water temp is a mild 80°, right on the money for this time of year. The wave energy is moderate at 283, and the sets will be coming in with a period of 8 seconds. It's not going to blow your mind, but the conditions are clean and it’s a nice little session for the advanced crew.

Then, mate, it goes quiet. The swell drops right off. You’ll see a few small bumps here and there, but the scores are low and there’s nothing worth paddling out for from Monday the 27th of July all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August. That’s a solid week and a half of flat, poor conditions or tiny dribble. A lot of glassy mornings with zero waves to ride.

Now, hold onto your leash, because things change in the second week. On Friday afternoon, the 7th of August, a proper groundswell starts to fill in. We’re looking at a stand-out session with a solid 4 ft swell from the W, with a very long period of 14 seconds. That long period means better shaped, more powerful waves. This is a groundswell, so the sets will have some punch and plenty of energy. The combined energy skyrockets to 572, which is strong. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NE at 6 mph, keeping the surface clean. This is the highlight of the whole outlook – it’s the one to aim for, but it’s still over a week away, so keep an eye on it. This break is a sandbar, exposed to the NW, and with this long-period W swell, it should line up nicely.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August still look good too, with clean 3 ft to 4 ft W swell and light winds. The energy stays moderate to strong (around 290-404). It’s not quite the peak of Friday, but still a very solid weekend of surfing.

After that, the swell fades again into the middle of the following week.

So, the call is simple: don’t get wet this week. Wait for that Friday the 7th of August pulse, and then enjoy the weekend. It’s a classic case of feast or famine. This is Rusty, signing off.

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