Rancho Santini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s take a proper look at what’s shaping up for the next couple of weeks.

Alright folks, let’s be real – the next two weeks are a bit of a grind. The first week is a real struggle with messy cross-onshore wind and waves that just can’t catch a break. The swell is small and the conditions are choppy, so you’ll be fighting the wind more than the wave. The combined swell energy is moderate, hovering around (439) to (911), but the quality just isn’t there.

We start off on Sunday, July 5th, with a small 2ft southwest swell, but a 9 mph cross-onshore wind from the WNW chops it up into "poor surf conditions". That trend holds all the way through Tuesday, July 7th. The swell bumps up a little to 4ft in the mornings, but the wind stays onshore.

Now, there is a slight flicker of hope starting Wednesday, July 8th. The wind swings onshore from the west, dropping to 6 to 9 mph, and the swell holds around 3ft to 4ft from the southwest. The conditions are described as "marginal," but with that lighter wind, it’s worth a paddle for a mellow session, especially for a beginner-friendly wave. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Thursday and Friday see the swell drop back to 3ft from the SSW, with light winds. It's still small and marginal, and the period starts to drop from 16 seconds down to 15. That’s still a long period groundswell, which at a point like Rancho Santini (Big Island) can line up nicely, but the size is just so small it’s hard to get excited.

The weekend of July 11th and 12th is mostly a write-off. Saturday afternoon and Sunday are back to poor conditions with a moderate breeze.

The second week, from Monday July 13th onward, doesn't offer much more. The swell drops below 3ft and the periods get short, down to 8 seconds at one point. The energy drops into the 200s and 300s. There is one tiny window on Saturday, July 18th, where the wind turns cross-offshore and the conditions get clean with a south wind. The swell is only 2ft from the southwest, though, so it’s just a clean little wave. Not a standout by any stretch.

That’s about it. Nothing here is a true standout. The best bet for a beginner looking to get wet will be that Wednesday, July 8th window with the cleanest, lightest onshore wind and a small, slow swell. For everyone else, this is a two-week stretch of small, messy surf.

Rusty.

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