Puaena Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Puaena Point has cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with ya, it's gonna be a tough wait. There's a big gap of nothing but flat, poor conditions staring us down right from the start.

We're lookin' at a dry spell for a solid week, from Wednesday the 9th right through to Saturday the 12th. The wind is mostly cross-off or cross, which would normally be fine, but the wave energy is just not there. It's all under 3ft and the period is short, making for weak, gutless surf. Don't even bother paddling out.

Finally, on Saturday afternoon, we get a tiny whisper of life. A 2ft swell from the SW, but check this out – the period jumps to 16 seconds, giving us a combined energy of 290 (moderate). That's a long-period groundswell, which can be super fun at a reef like Puaena Point, shaping up nice and clean. The wind is light and cross-off. It's tiny, but it'll be the first clean waves in days.

Sunday the 13th morning keeps that little SW pulse going (2ft, 15 seconds, 181 energy) with clean conditions, but it's still very small. The afternoon drops back to weak NE windswell. Monday through to Wednesday the 16th is more of the same – nothing worth talking about.

Now, things get a bit more interesting around Thursday the 17th. We get a SW pulse showing up again: 3ft at 16 seconds, pumping the combined energy up to 417 (strong). That's a proper long-period groundswell. The wind is clean and cross-off from the ENE, but it's a moderate breeze at 25 km/h, so it'll have a bit of texture. This one's for the experienced guys who know how to handle a longer period at the reef.

There's another pulse on Saturday the 19th, similar story: 3ft from the SW at 15 seconds, energy at 374 (strong). Again, clean conditions but with that moderate breeze. Both of these days are the only real standouts in the whole outlook, but they're still small and the wind isn't perfect.

The very end of the run, around Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd, we see some tiny SW groundswell (2ft, 14-16 seconds) with light wind and even some glassy conditions. The energy is weak, so it's really just a last-gasp hope for a log or a SUP.

Overall, this is a lean period. The only times to even think about it are the Thursday the 17th and Saturday the 19th for that slightly stronger SW groundswell, but it's not going to be epic. Water temp is a balmy 80°, right on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Keep your eyes on the horizon, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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