Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Waihee. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board.

The first week is a total write-off. From Tuesday the 25th right through to Wednesday the 2nd of September, it’s all cross-onshore winds howling at 15 to 16 mph, with a messy, short-period swell of about 4 ft to 6 ft. The wave energy is weak to moderate at best (values between 160 and 373), and the wind is just chewing it all up. It’s choppy, it’s lumpy, it’s not worth paddling out for. That’s a solid eight days of nothing.

Then we get a little flicker of hope on Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning swell bumps up to 4 ft from the ENE with a better period of 10 seconds, and the energy starts to build (545). The wind is still a light cross-on, so it’s not perfect, but the wave quality is described as “marginal” rather than poor. It’s a small window, but you might find a couple of workable ones at Waihee if you’re keen.

The following weekend, Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th, the swell holds around 5 ft to 6 ft from the ENE, with periods of 9 to 10 seconds. The energy is getting more solid (values in the 600s to 800s), but that persistent cross-on wind keeps things choppy and messy. It’s still not clean, but the size is there.

Now, the real standout – and I mean the only one worth circling on your calendar – is Monday the 7th of September. The morning has a 5 ft ENE swell with a period of 11 seconds, and the energy is cranking at 939. The wind is a gentle 9 mph cross-on, keeping it fairly choppy, but it’s the best we’ve got. The afternoon is a touch smaller at 5 ft, but still with that nice 11-second period. The water temperature is sitting at a normal 80°, so you won’t need a thick suit.

After that, Tuesday the 8th brings a bigger 7 ft swell from the ENE with a 12-second period and very strong energy (1211). That’s a solid, powerful groundswell, but the wind is still cross-on at 12 mph. That size is getting into expert-only territory, and the wind is likely to make it a bumpy, challenging paddle. The following day, Wednesday the 9th, the wind picks up to 19 mph, which is just going to ruin it.

So, to sum it up: the only session that’s genuinely worth a look is the morning of Monday the 7th of September. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. For the rest of it, you’re better off checking the forecasts again in a few days. This blank run is a bit of a bummer, but it tends not to stay poor for long.

Rusty.

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