Yo Yo's-The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down. Just the one spot to look at here: Yo Yo’s-The Wedge. It’s an advanced reef break, and it’s very consistent, with an optimum swell direction straight out of the southwest. They get hit with a solid amount of energy. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, no big shift.

Right from the get-go on Thursday the 9th of July, we’ve got solid swell rolling in – a 6.6 ft SSW groundswell with a 15-second period, so the sets will have some punch but the wait between them will be noticeable. The issue is the wind. It’s a stiff cross-off from the ESE at 16 mph, and it backs up at 19 mph in the afternoon. That breeze keeps the surface clean, but it’s making those already marginal conditions tougher. The combined energy is strong at 1954. Friday the 10th looks almost identical: same size, about 5.9 ft from the SW, period pushing 16 seconds, but that wind stays fresh and gusty. It’s a persistent offshore flow, so the surface is clean, but the quality is being held back.

Alright, now Saturday the 11th of July, this is where it starts to get interesting. The swell pulls back a touch to 5.2 ft from the SW, still a long 15-second period. The big change: the wind drops to a gentle breeze at 9 mph from the ESE. That’s way lighter, still cross-off, and the morning is looking clean. The combined energy is still well up at 1382. This is one of the two standouts in the whole run. For an advanced crew, this is the moment to paddle out. The tide conditions will be a factor, so you’ll need to read it right, but the wave quality is there. That morning window is the pick.

Sunday the 12th drops off. Swell is down to about 3.3 ft from the SW, 14-second period, with a light cross-shore wind. The energy drops into the moderate range at 602. It’s marginal, not much to write home about.

We go through a flat spell Monday and Tuesday the 13th and 14th. The swell is holding around 3.2 ft to 3.6 ft, with light winds, but the real juice doesn’t come back until the morning of Tuesday the 14th of July. The swell builds again to 5.6 ft from the SSW with a very long 18-second period. The energy jumps into the strong range at 2006. The wind picks up to a moderate breeze, cross-off from the SE. It’s a big jump in power, but that wind is going to knock off a little of the shine. Still, for the bigger wave hunters, that Tuesday morning is worth a look.

The swell stays solid through Wednesday the 15th (6.2 ft, 17-second period, energy at 2237) and holds into Thursday the 16th (4.9 ft, 15-second period). The wind stays moderate to fresh from the SE, so it’s consistent but never glassy.

Now here’s the other standout. Friday the 17th of July, the swell is 4.6 ft from the SW with a 14-second period. The wind is light – a gentle 9 mph breeze from the SE, cross-off. The energy is moderate at 1078, but the conditions are clean. For a reef break like this, that lighter wind makes a huge difference. It’s another sweet window for the experienced surfer.

Saturday the 18th holds a similar pattern: 4.6 ft to 4.9 ft from the SW, 15-second period, with a gentle morning breeze. The morning is the time to be out.

Sunday the 19th sees the swell back up to 5.2 ft to 5.6 ft from the SW, with a moderate cross-off breeze. It’s surfable but not the best.

Then the long-range forecast. Into the third week, on Monday the 20th of July, we get a weird one. The swell drops to 3.6 ft but the period goes to a massive 20 seconds from the SW, with the combined energy at 1718. That’s a long-period groundswell, so at a reef break it will stand up and wrap in nicely, but the wind is fresh at 19 mph from the ESE. It will be a clean, powerful wave, but a handful.

Tuesday the 21st of July is the biggest of the run. The swell hits 7.2 ft from the SSW, 16-second period, and the energy is huge at 2359. At over 6.6 ft, this is expert territory only. The wind is moderate from the SE, so it’s going to be big, clean, and heavy. This one is promising but a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

After that, the swell slowly drops through the 22nd and 23rd, with the wind staying in the moderate range. It fades to a 4.3 ft SSW swell by the 24th, with a long 16-second period and moderate cross-off wind.

So the bottom line: The two true standouts are the morning of Saturday the 11th of July and the morning of Friday the 17th of July. Both have a good-sized, long-period southwest swell hitting the reef with a light, clean cross-off wind. For the advanced crew at Yo Yo’s-The Wedge (Big Island), those

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