Puaena Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the forecast for our local waters, specifically Puaena Point.

To be straight with you, it’s looking like a tough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is pretty quiet for us. There are no good surf options on the table right now. The data shows a lot of small, weak energy, and the wind, while often cross-offshore, is just too strong to make anything clean and rideable. The swell is tiny and inconsistent for the most part.

The first few days are a total write-off. From Tuesday the 25th right through to around Wednesday the 27th, there’s effectively no swell at all.

We finally see a little bump of life on Thursday the 27th, but it's nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at a weak 1.0ft swell from the NW with a period of 9 seconds (combined energy a weak 13). The wind is a stiff cross-offshore from the ENE at 16 mph. It’s surfable in theory, but it will be poor.

Friday the 28th through the first week of September stays pretty bleak. We get tiny pulses of 3ft to 4ft swell, mostly from the NE, but periods are short, between 6 and 8 seconds. The combined energy never really cracks triple digits for long, and the wind stays in that 12-16 mph cross-off range, which just chops it up. The water temp is a warm 81°F, which is about average for this time of year.

There's a small tease. On Sunday the 6th of September, the afternoon shows a pulse with a much longer 13 second period from the NE. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 279, which sounds promising, but the height is still only 3ft. That long period will help the shape a little, but it's just not enough size to make it worthwhile with the 16 mph cross-off wind.

Don’t let this quiet spell get you down. It tends not to stay poor for long around here, and forecasts can change. But for now, there’s no point dragging your board down to the point. Keep it waxed and wait for the next proper pulse.

Rusty.

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