Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna be straight with you – the outlook for Waihee over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’ve got a lot of days with nothing worth paddling out for, and the wind is just not playing nice. The first real window of anything close to surfable doesn’t even show up until the end of the first week.

Waihee is a reef and point break that usually likes a good NNE swell, but the whole start of the period is a write-off. From Monday the 20th right through to Saturday the 25th, it’s all cross-onshore winds and choppy, poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny and short-period, with a weak energy reading (173 to 556). Just not worth it.

Things start to look a little more interesting on Sunday the 26th. We’ve got a 5ft swell rolling in from the east, but with a very long period of 16 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy jumps up to 1629, which is strong. The problem? It’s still cross-on from the northeast, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. The models are calling it “marginal,” and I’d agree – it’s more of a “look at the ocean” day than a “get in the water” day. This long-period east swell at a point break can produce some nice lines, but the wind is the spoiler.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are similar – 5ft to 6ft east swell, still with a solid 12 to 14-second period, but the wind stays cross-on. The energy is still moderate to strong (743 to 1506), but the surface is just too bumpy for a good session.

The best chance for a clean wave comes on Wednesday the 29th. The swell drops a touch to 6ft, and the wind eases right back to a light breeze from the ENE. The period is a decent 11 seconds, and the energy is 899. This is as close to glassy as we’re going to get. It’s still cross-on, but with light wind, Waihee’s point could offer up some clean, rideable waves. Crowds are “sometimes” a thing here, so you might have it fairly quiet. This is the standout, but it’s not a classic.

After that, we fade back into poor conditions. From Thursday the 30th through to Tuesday the 4th of August, the swell drops under 5ft, the wind picks back up, and the energy levels fall off. It’s a flat, choppy end to the outlook.

There’s really only one moment to get excited about, and that’s Wednesday the 29th. If you’re a local and you’re desperate, that’s your window. The rest of the time, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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