Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about what’s cookin’ at Waihee. I’ve looked at the charts, and honestly? This is a tough one.

We’ve got a long stretch ahead with nothing to get excited about. The entire 16-day window is looking pretty bleak. The first record kicks off on Sunday, July 5th, but the conditions are just rubbish. We’re talking about a solid two and a half weeks where the surf is poor and the wind is a cruel mistress.

From Sunday the 5th all the way through to Monday the 20th, it’s a no-go zone. The main issue is a relentless cross-onshore wind from the ENE, blowing at 12 to 19 mph every single day. That’s just chopping everything up, making it lumpy and messy. The swell is there, running at a consistent 4 to 6 ft from the ENE, but it’s a short-period, weak windswell with periods of just 7 to 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here sits mostly in the 290-400 range (moderate wave energy), but because of the wind, it’s all junk.

Waihee is a reef and point setup, so it *can* handle some direction, but not with this constant cross-breeze. If the winds ever clocked offshore – which they don’t – it would be a different story. But for this outlook, you’re looking at clean, glassy conditions at exactly zero times. For a beginner, these 5 ft+ swells with that chop would be a handful. For anyone else, it’s just frustrating.

There’s really no standout option. Not a single session tips over a score of zero out of ten. The water temperature is 79°, which is about average for the time of year, so at least you won’t freeze waiting for a good one.

Look, when a run is this blank, it’s just one of those spells. The breaks are still there, and the forecasts can change, but right now? Save your energy. This setup is so wind-affected and poor for a paddle board that honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than anything else.

Keep the faith, but not for the next couple of weeks.

Rusty

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