Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what Waihee has cooking for the next couple weeks.

Honestly, it’s a rough stretch. The first two weeks are pretty much a total loss for decent surf. From Friday the 28th of August all the way through Wednesday the 9th of September, the trade winds are blowing steady from the ENE at 20 to 35 km/h, right onshore, making everything choppy and messy. There’s some size – it starts at 4ft on Friday morning and builds to a solid 10ft by Wednesday the 9th – but with that constant cross-onshore wind, it’s blown out and poor. The swell energy gets strong, hitting very high numbers, but it’s all for nothing with the wind. This whole period looks way better for kite surfing than for paddling into waves.

We finally get a small break on Thursday the 10th of September. The wind swings around from the south in the morning, giving us a clean, offshore breeze, and the swell drops to a manageable 6ft from the NE with a 10-second period. Energy is moderate. The report says clean. This is the only window that even looks marginal. By the afternoon, the wind goes east-southeast and side-shore, still pretty clean, with 5ft swell. So Thursday the 10th is the one to aim for – the only day worth paddling. It’s not epic, but it’s the best we’ll get.

After that, from Friday the 11th, the trades come back and it’s back to messy conditions, with swell dropping fast to under 3ft by Saturday the 12th.

So the one call here is Waihee (a reef and point break) on Thursday the 10th of September. You’ll see 5ft to 6ft swell from the NE. That’s a good size for mid-level surfers. Morning wind will be light and clean. It’s a fairly consistent spot, but crowds are possible, so don’t be surprised to see a few others out. Nothing special energy-wise or direction-wise, but it’s the only clean day in a long, rough run.

No buoys to talk about, just what’s in front of us.

Rusty.

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