Rivermouth_Wailuku Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it's Rusty here. Let's get into it. The good news is we've got surf on the horizon, but we're gonna have to be patient and pick our moment. The first few days are a bit of a write-off, but there's a sweet little window mid-week that's got my attention.

The first spot to talk about is Rivermouth_Wailuku. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about there.

Now, look, you can forget about Tuesday the 28th. We've got a solid 8ft to 8ft swell running, but the wind is howling onshore at 12 mph and the energy is strong at 1978, but it's just messy. It's a marginal call at best. Wednesday the 29th is where it starts to get interesting. The morning session is the real standout. The wind drops to dead calm, flat glassy conditions, and the swell drops to a much more manageable 4ft, coming from the ENE. The period is a clean 9 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 451. This is a proper window for a wave. The afternoon stays clean with a light cross-shore, but the swell bumps up to 6ft with a shorter 8-second period, making it a bit more power-y but less refined.

From Thursday the 30th onwards, it's a long, disappointing stretch. The wind swings cross-onshore and stays there, blowing 9 to 16 mph, chopping up everything. The swell hangs around 4ft to 7ft, but the quality is just poor. This pattern of cross-onshore slop carries right through the first week of August and into the second. There's a persistent ENE wind, and the energy levels are moderate, ranging from 232 up to 873, but it's all the same story: choppy, poor conditions. A few days have a longer period of 11 seconds, but the wind ruins any chance of a clean line. It's not until Wednesday the 12th of August that we see a break in the pattern. The wind finally swings around to a light cross-offshore from the SE, and the waves are described as "surfable" with a combined energy of 185. The swell is only 5ft, and the period is a short 6 seconds, so it's not going to be epic, but it's the first decent option in over a week.

So, to be honest, the one and only true standout is the glassy morning of Wednesday, July 29th. The rest of the 16-day window is a long dry spell of onshore, choppy conditions. If you can't make that Wednesday morning, you're looking at a wait until the 12th of August, and even that's a bit ordinary.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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