Waiehu beach park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s look at the next couple of weeks for Waiehu Beach Park. It’s a reef and point setup that’s consistent and exposed to the swell, but I gotta be straight with you – the immediate outlook is a pretty flat run of poor surf. There’s a gap right from the start with no good waves on offer. We’re looking at a stretch of days where the conditions just aren’t cooperating.

The water temp is sitting around 80°, which is pretty much bang on normal for this time of year, so at least the water’s fine.

We kick off on Tuesday the 4th of August, and it’s a bit of a write-off. The swell is coming from the ENE at about 5ft, but the period is a short 11 seconds, and we’ve got a cross-onshore breeze messing it up. The combined energy is weak (436) but the surf is poor. That’s the story all the way through the first week. Every day has that cross-onshore wind, mostly from the ENE or NE, with speeds between 9 and 16 mph, making things choppy. The swell heights hover around 3ft to 6ft, but the periods drop into the 7-8 second range, which is just short-period wind chop. It’s not surfable.

We see a bit of a rise in size towards the weekend of the 9th and 10th, with swell hitting 5ft to 6ft on Sunday the 9th, but the wind is still cross-onshore. The combined energy climbs to 368 on Sunday afternoon, but it’s still poor.

The second week doesn’t bring much relief. The swell actually builds a bit more, with the 15th and 16th of August showing 6ft to 7ft from the ENE, with 8-second periods. The combined energy gets up to 645 on Sunday the 16th morning, which is moderate to strong energy, but the wind is still cross-onshore at 16 mph. With the swell hitting over 7ft, it’s getting a bit too big for beginners, but the wind is just ruining the shape. For a reef and point, this long-period groundswell (8 seconds isn’t that long, but it’s building) could be okay, but the cross-onshore chop makes it a messy, bumpy ride. Honestly, it looks more like a kite session than a paddle session.

The last few days, the 17th, 18th, and 19th, the swell drops back to 5ft to 6ft, but the wind is still there. There’s no standout window of clean, offshore surf in the whole 16-day period. The only break here is Waiehu Beach Park, and it’s a consistent spot, but with this persistent cross-onshore wind, it’s just not happening. The best we can say is that the swell is there, but the wind is the enemy. It’s a blank run, and sometimes that’s just how it goes for this area. Forecasts can change, though.

Rusty.

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