Waihee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a hard look at what's on the table for Waihee.

Straight up, the next week and a half is a real struggle. We’re locked into a persistent cross-onshore wind pattern, mostly from the ENE, blowing at 9 to 16 mph. That’s keeping everything choppy and messy. The swell is small, weak, and coming from the wrong direction—ENE instead of the preferred NNE—so the wave quality is just poor. You’re looking at combined swell energy barely breaking into the low hundreds (359) at best early on, which is weak. The water temp is sitting at 80°F, which is about average for this time of year, nothing weird there. Honestly, for the first 12 days, from Thursday the 10th to Monday the 21st of September, the outlook is grim. Every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. It’s a long, flat, choppy stretch.

But hang on. There’s a flicker of something better late in the run. On Tuesday the 22nd of September, things start to change. The swell picks up to 7ft from the E, with a period stretching to 10 seconds and the combined energy jumps to a strong 1593. The wind eases a bit, down to 9-12 mph from the ENE, still cross-on but the whole setup becomes "marginal" instead of terrible. By Wednesday the 23rd of September morning, we’ve got 6ft swell from the E, a 10-second period, and energy at 1137. The wind is a lighter 9 mph from the NE. It’s still cross-on, but that’s the best we’re gonna get.

The standout window is the morning of Wednesday, the 23rd of September. That’s the one to circle. The swell size (6ft) is solid for an intermediate, the period (10 seconds) means decent shape, and the energy is pumping (1137). It’s not perfect—still cross-on—but it’s the only time in the whole 16 days where the ocean actually shows some life. The rest of the time? Leave the board in the car. If this was a beach break with this much wind and chop, I’d say it looks better for kite surfing, but Waihee is a reef and point, so it’s just messy. Crowds are possible at Waihee, but with this forecast, I doubt many will be out.

So, to sum it up: a whole lot of nothing until Tuesday the 22nd, then a brief, promising pulse on the 23rd morning. After that, it fades back to poor conditions through the 25th. Keep your eye on that Wednesday morning, but don’t hold your breath for the rest.

Rusty.

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