Polihale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Polihale.

First up, water temps are sitting at about 80°F which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year – no surprises there, just your standard warm Hawaiian bath.

Right now, we're in a bit of a quiet spell. The first real chance for a paddle comes Saturday morning the 12th. It's small, with waves around 2 ft out of the SW, but the wind is glassy and the energy is moderate (206). It's surfable, but it's not gonna have you racing for the car. That little SW pulse fades fast, and then we're into a long, flat run. From Saturday afternoon all the way through to Monday the 22nd, the wave heights drop to near nothing – we're talkin' knee-high dribble or just flatness for over a week. It's a big gap where the only action is wind ripples, so don't expect much.

Now, things start to look interesting again around Tuesday morning the 22nd. The swell picks up to 2 ft, but the real story is the period – a long 14 seconds from the N, giving you solid moderate energy (118) and glassy conditions. That's a groundswell signal. It's not big, but it's clean.

The standout window, and I mean the *real* standout, is the weekend of the 26th and 27th. Saturday morning the 26th sees the swell jump to 4 ft from the NNW with an 11-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a solid 422. The wind is a light cross-off, so it's clean. That's a proper fun-size wave for intermediate to advanced crew. Then Sunday morning the 27th gets even better – same 4 ft from the N, but a 12-second period, and the combined energy cranks up to 660, which is strong stuff. The wind stays light cross-off, making for really clean conditions. That Sunday morning is easily the best session in the whole 16-day run. Be aware, the swell is a long-period groundswell, so at a sandbar break like Polihale, it might wall up and close out a bit, but with this size and that wind, it’ll still have plenty of fun corners.

For the beginners out there, the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the window (4 ft to 4 ft) is right on the edge of being too much, so watch your limits. The rest of the period is flat, so it's a waiting game until that last weekend.

Stay patient, the ocean's got a reward for us.

Rusty.

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