Surf Forecasts:
Wailua/Horners surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, ENE swell with 587 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wailua/Horners this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Wailua/Horners in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 20s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wailua/Horners over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for Wailua/Horners over the next two weeks.
Honestly, this outlook is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a bust – there’s no single day that’s worth paddling out for. No standouts here at all.
Starting from the first recommendation, Friday July 3rd, the wind is howling onshore from the ENE at 12 to 15 mph, and that’s the story the whole way. Waves are running 6 ft to 7 ft, but it’s all short-period stuff, 7 to 8 seconds, with weak to moderate wave energy (406 to 574). It’s going to be a choppy, blown-out mess with rain showers and clouds. Into the first week, up through Sunday July 12th, nothing eases up – same onshore wind, same poor conditions.
This is an advanced, inconsistent reef break, and it really needs a proper northerly swell. Instead, it’s getting hit from the ENE, right on the nose. Even the water temperature is about average for the time of year, but that doesn’t matter when the surf is this ugly.
Then from July 14th, the swell drops to tiny 2 ft from the west. That’s actually a very long-period groundswell of 15 to 16 seconds, and the energy is still moderate (304 to 387). But the height is just too small to do anything with, and the wind is still onshore at 12 to 15 mph from the ENE or east. By July 18th, it’s barely 2 ft. You’d be better off staying home.
Is there anything worth mentioning? Maybe the afternoon of Tuesday July 14th, with clear skies and that little 2 ft west swell, but it’s still blown sideways. It’s a long dry spell, and for this spot, that’s just the way it goes when the trades don’t let up and the swell direction is all wrong. Keep the wax in the wrapper.
That’s all I’ve got. Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 372 | 373 | 393 | 364 | 389 | 373 | 363 | 512 | 522 | 494 | 572 | 489 | 429 | 481 | 437 | 450 | 426 | 415 | 328 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:39PM0.73m | 5:22AM0.38m | 6:04PM0.69m | 6:34AM0.40m | 6:29PM0.64m | 8:05AM0.43m | 6:54PM0.59m | 9:46AM0.50m | 7:21PM0.53m | 11:11AM0.59m | 7:48PM0.46m | 12:14PM0.68m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.13m | 00:46AM0.25m | 10:46AM0.19m | 1:15AM0.23m | 11:29AM0.27m | 1:46AM0.20m | 12:30PM0.35m | 2:23AM0.17m | 2:18PM0.43m | 3:06AM0.13m | 5:20PM0.45m | 3:56AM0.09m | 4:50AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 87 | 77 | 93 | 329 | 287 | 369 | 311 | 304 | 257 | 251 | 233 | 209 | 209 | 203 | 198 | 134 | 130 | 125 | 77 | 76 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 14 |
| kJ | 101 | 93 | 86 | 89 | 65 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 23 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | S 20 | S 18 | NW 9 | N 8 | SE 10 | — | S 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 169 | 83 | 44 | 70 | 40 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 355 | 372 | 373 | 393 | 364 | 389 | 373 | 363 | 512 | 522 | 494 | 572 | 489 | 429 | 481 | 437 | 450 | 426 | 415 | 328 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
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