Waimea Bay/Pinballs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get real for a sec. Rusty here. I’ve looked at the long-range picture for the North Shore, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a tough one. For the next week and a half, we're looking at a whole lot of nothing. Waimea Bay/Pinballs is just going to be a flat, calm bay. We're talking days on end of 0.2 to 0.3 foot waves. The energy numbers are all weak, under 100, and the swell direction is all over the place with no real power behind it. It’s clean, sure, with a nice cross-off breeze, but it's clean like a swimming pool, not a surf break. You'd be better off doing anything else. This is a heavy reef that needs a solid west-northwest swell, and it just isn't there. Save your energy.

Things start to get a tiny bit interesting around the 14th. We see the energy tick up, finally cracking the 100 mark, but the wave height is still only 1 feet. It's a tease. This builds slowly through the weekend, and by the 16th we get energy into the low 100s again, but it's still small.

Now, here’s the one glimmer of hope. Looking out at the 19th of August, which is a Wednesday, we finally get a pulse. The swell pushes up to 2 feet, and more importantly, the energy jumps to 173. The period is a long 14 seconds, so it's a proper groundswell. This is the one day that looks like it might have some actual rideable waves. It's still not big, but with that long period, Waimea might just start to show a few lines. It’s a long way out, so don't book your flights, but it’s the only day in this entire forecast that’s worth a second look.

So, to keep it simple: the first 12 days are a complete bust. Don't even bother. Mark your calendar for the 19th of August, but be prepared for it to be small, clean, and for the dedicated only. The water is a warm 27°, which is right on average for this time of year. But honestly, for the next two weeks, the best bet is to find something else to do. Rusty, signing off.

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