Waiehu beach park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Alright, folks, let's be straight with you. Looking at the whole 16-day window for Waiehu beach park, it's a pretty grim stretch. We've got a solid run of poor surf conditions with onshore wind, and honestly, there's nothing that screams "go time." It's a tough one.

The only small glimmer comes on Sunday, July 26th. The ocean's got some energy, with a combined swell energy of about 1114, which is strong, but the wind is a cross-on from the NE at 12 mph, keeping things choppy and messy. The swell is from the east at 4 ft to 5 ft, with a very long period of 15 to 16 seconds. That long period is a groundswell, which is good for shape, but with that onshore wind, it's going to be a battle. The water temperature is 80°, which is 0.5° above normal, so about average for this time of year.

The pattern is a constant cross-on shore wind, mostly from the ENE or NE, with speeds ranging from 9 to 16 mph. It's a consistent chop-maker. The swell size bounces around, but it doesn't matter much when the wind's ruining it. The break is a reef and point setup, which is exposed to the swell, but the wind direction is just never on our side.

Even the days with bigger swell, like Wednesday, July 29th with 6 ft from the ENE, or the 28th with 7 ft, are still marked as "poor surf conditions" because of that cross-on wind. At 7 ft, that's expert territory anyway, but it's not clean.

There's a real gap here. From the start of the forecast until the 26th, every day is a zero. Then after the 26th, it's back to zeros until the end of the forecast on August 3rd. So a solid 25 days with nothing worth paddling out for.

I wouldn't hold your breath. The conditions are just not playing ball. It's a blank run, and for a spot like this, it's a tough one to swallow. The forecasts can change, but right now, we're in a dry spell.

Rusty.

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