Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's happening at Waihee.

Look, this is a tough run for Waihee. We've got a reef and point set-up that for the next couple of weeks is mostly seeing the wind coming straight out of the ENE, which is just cross-on to the shore. That onshore wind is killing it, leaving us with choppy, junky conditions for days on end. The swell is coming from the ENE as well, which isn't the ideal direction for this spot – you want it from the NNE.

The first real chance of a session doesn't show up until the morning of Sunday, July 27th, and even then it’s marginal. The wave energy picks up significantly on that Sunday, hitting what I'd call strong energy, with swell from the E at about 5 ft and a very long period of 14 seconds. That long period groundswell is a serious caveat here at a beach setup – it might be lining up too straight. It's worth a look, but the wind is still cross-onshore from the ENE at 12 mph, so it's not going to be glassy.

We get a slight window of better conditions moving into Tuesday, July 28th. The wind swings to the NNE at 9 mph, which is a direct onshore wind. That’s a step in the wrong direction for cleanliness. The swell stays big enough at about 6 ft from the E with 13 second periods, and the wave energy is quite strong, meaning there's plenty of power. It’s just not clean.

By Wednesday morning, July 29th, things get interesting. The wind drops to a light breeze from the NNE at 6 mph, and it's an *onshore* wind, but it's light. That's about as close to clean as we’re going to get. The swell is 6 ft from the ENE at a period of 11 seconds. It's still not the ideal direction, but with the wind being light, the quality will be better than anything else in this outlook. The wave energy is still high. This is the one to watch, but the "marginal" label on the data tells me to keep expectations in check.

After that, it's a slow fade. We go into a long gap from the afternoon of July 29th all the way through to the end of the outlook on August 6th. The wind stays up and the swell drops off, with a lot of those days showing poor to marginal conditions. We get a spike in long-period swell again on Sunday, August 3rd, with a 16-second period from the E at 3 ft, but the wind is a cross-on 16 mph, so it's unsurfable.

The absolute standout is the morning of Wednesday, July 29th. The light onshore breeze won't ruin it, and the swell has good size and decent period. For Waihee, that’s about as good as this two-week window gets. Hit it if you can.

Rusty.

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