Waiehu beach park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s be real with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for Waiehu beach park. We’ve got a lot of days coming up with cross-onshore winds and short-period, junky swell. It’s going to be a bit of a waiting game.

The only real window of hope is Tuesday afternoon, September 8th. That’s the standout. The forecast shows a clean 5ft of swell from the ENE with an 11-second period, and the wind is expected to be glassy. The water temp is sitting at 80°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined energy is moderate at 716, but that glassy wind is what’s going to make it worth your while. It’s a consistent reef and point setup, so it should be peeling nicely. The swell direction is ENE, and the optimum is NNE, so it's not a perfect match, but with that clean surface, it’s the best we’re going to get. Expect some crowds, it’s a popular spot.

Then the wheels fall off. From Wednesday morning, September 9th, through to the 23rd, the surf quality is just poor. The wind swings cross-on and picks up, and the swell period drops down to 7-9 seconds, making for a choppy mess. While the swell size will hover around the 2ft to 6ft mark, the wind will ruin it. There’s a lot of days in this stretch where the energy is just weak to moderate, and it’s just not going to be worth paddling out. The onshore flow just chops everything up.

We do see a little bump in size around the 16th and 17th, getting up to 6-6ft, but the period stays short and the wind is still on it. It’s just going to be a wall of whitewater and not much form. Honestly, with those conditions and the size, the setup at this beach might be more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers. For nearly two whole weeks, from the 9th to the 23rd, you can basically write it off. The wind is just relentless.

So, mark your calendar for Tuesday afternoon, the 8th. That’s your window. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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