Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for Waihee. Straight up, we’ve got a long wait ahead. The first bit of good news doesn’t show up until Tuesday morning, the 8th of September. Before that, it’s a write-off – strong trade winds and cross-onshore slop, with swell around 6 to 7 feet, but it’s all messy and choppy. Hold your horses.

The only real standout in this whole outlook is Tuesday morning, the 8th of September. The trades back off to a light breeze from the southeast, giving us a clean, cross-off wind. The swell is still a solid 6 feet, coming from the east-northeast with a period of 11 seconds – that’s a nice groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (811). At Waihee, a reef and point break, that longer period should wrap in nicely. It’s a fairly consistent spot, but it can get crowded sometimes, so get out there early. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

After that Tuesday morning window, the trades blow back up and the surf goes to crap again. From Tuesday afternoon all the way through to the end of the 16 days, it’s a relentless onslaught of cross-onshore winds, mostly from the east-northeast, and deteriorating swell. The wave heights bounce around between 3 and 6 feet, but the period drops to 7 or 8 seconds – short-period, weak windswell. The combined energy is weak, mostly in the 200–400 range. It’s going to be choppy, lumpy, and generally not worth paddling out for. There’s a brief window on the 13th of September with an onshore wind from the northeast, but it’s still poor conditions.

So, you’ve got a four-day block of unusable surf at the start, one clean morning on the 8th, and then a solid 12-day gap of rubbish. It’s a tough run. If you’re a kiter, the strong trades and choppy surf might be your thing, but for a paddle surfer, this is a slow period.

Rusty.

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