Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Waihee for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be honest, it’s a rough outlook.

The whole 16 days are plagued by the same story: cross-onshore winds from the ENE, blowing straight into the swell, making everything messy and lumpy. The swell is also coming from the ENE, which is not the direction this break wants – it needs a NNE swell. So the quality is just gone. There’s not a single session that stands out as good. It’s a long, dry spell with no solid recommendation.

The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

From Thursday 30 July through the weekend, we see swell heights building from 4ft to 7ft, but the wind is howling at 15 to 18 mph from the ENE, cross-onshore, making it choppy and poor. The wave energy is moderate, ranging from 237 to 944, but it doesn’t matter with that wind.

Into the first week of August, the swell drops a bit, but the wind stays on it. Monday 3 August has a brief moment with a 9-second period and a shift to a NE wind, but it’s still onshore and not clean. Energy is moderate at 461. Tuesday 4 August sees a longer period of 11 seconds, which is a groundswell, but it’s still cross-onshore and fairly choppy. Energy is at 568 (moderate).

The second week is more of the same. From 5 August onward, the swell is smaller, between 3ft and 5ft, and the period drops to 6-7 seconds – that’s short, weak windswell. The combined energy is low to moderate (from 99 to 277). The wind is relentless, cross-onshore from the ENE or E at 12-15 mph.

There’s a slight change on Tuesday 11 August, where the wind goes cross-shore from the E and ESE at a gentler 9 mph, but the swell is only 3ft to 4ft, with a period of 8-9 seconds. Energy is low to moderate (204-249). It’s the least bad of the bunch, but still not good.

Honestly, there’s nothing worth paddling out for here. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if you’re into that. It’s a tough stretch, but that’s the way it goes. Forecasts can change, so keep watching, but for now, I’d hang the board up.

Rusty.

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