Rock Point/Pohakuloa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Rock Point/Pohakuloa. The outlook is a bit of a bummer, to be honest. This is a reef and point break that’s exposed to the northeast, and it’s inconsistent – it doesn’t fire very often. Over the next 16 days, the wind is almost always cross or cross-onshore, so we’re not getting any of that clean, glassy stuff. The water temp is 80°, which is pretty average for the season.

We kick off on Friday, September 4th. The morning shows a 4ft east swell with a 14-second period. That’s a real groundswell, and the combined energy is moderate at 913. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore from the ENE at 22 mph, which is going to mess it up. The afternoon swell jumps to 8ft from the ENE, still with a 14-second period and a much stronger energy reading of 2076. But again, the wind is cross, and the report says it’s marginal – lumpy cross-chop and questionable tide.

Saturday the 5th is more of the same. Morning swell is 7ft from the east at 13 seconds, with moderate energy of 1620, but a cross wind at 16 mph. Afternoon gets bigger at 8ft from the ENE, 14 seconds, energy of 2041, but the wind is still a moderate cross-shore with rain showers. It’s not clean.

Sunday the 6th has a 7ft east swell at 12 seconds, but the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 19 mph, and the energy is 1478. Just lumpy. From Monday the 7th all the way through to Saturday the 19th of September, it’s a long run of poor conditions. The wind barely lets up, and the swell period drops to around 8 seconds for most of the second week – that’s just weak, short-period windswell. The combined energy is in the 300 to 600 range, which is weak. Even when the swell height is over 6ft, the quality is terrible with that constant cross-shore wind.

The only real standout, and I’m stretching it here, is the afternoon of Saturday the 5th. The swell is 8ft from the ENE with a 14-second period, and the energy reading of 2041 is the highest of the whole window. The wind is only a moderate breeze, which is the least messy of the bunch. But it’s still a cross-shore, and the report calls it “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide.” For an inconsistent spot, that’s a gamble.

With this persistent cross-wind from the east, and Rock Point being a reef and point, the whole setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than for a clean paddle session. The wind is strong and steady, which is perfect for a kite, but for a surfer, it’s a long wait. The forecast can change, but right now, this is a blank run, and that’s pretty normal for a spot that rarely breaks.

Rusty.

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