Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of onshore winds and lumpy conditions that are going to make things messy. Hang tight, because there is one small window of clean surf, but you gotta be quick about it.

The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 7th has fresh cross-onshore winds kicking up 5ft to 7ft of lumpy, poor surf. Not worth getting wet for. The energy is weak (884 to 1332), so it's all just chop.

But then, look sharp. Tuesday the 8th, the wind swings offshore and cleans things right up. That's our standout. Waihee (reef and point) will have clean 6ft surf in the morning with a moderate offshore breeze, and then it drops to a clean 5ft by the afternoon with light winds. The swell direction is from the ENE, which is okay, and the period is 10-11 seconds, so there’s some push behind it. It ain't huge, but it'll be the best-looking waves on offer. Water temp is 80°F, which is about normal for this time of year.

From Wednesday the 9th onward, it's a grind. The wind turns cross-on and it stays that way for over a week. Swell heights stay small, mostly under 5ft, and the periods drop down to the 7-9 second range. That's short-period, weak stuff. The energy readings are mostly in the double digits, which is weak. You’ll see the occasional bump on the 16th and 18th, but it’s all cross-on wind and choppy. There’s a little pulse of longer-period NNW swell that shows up around the 20th, but it's small, around 3ft, and the cross-on wind will still be on it.

To be honest, this looks more like a stretch for the wind sports crew than for us. With all that cross-on breeze and lumpy surf, a kite might be more fun than trying to grovel on a shortboard. There's no other way to call it.

The one day to maybe, *maybe*, get a few clean ones is Tuesday the 8th. Don't sleep on it.

Rusty.

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