The Flatness continues. Aside from the tiny to small windswell out of the east-northeast, there will be no surf along any shore today as the long and frustrating flat spell goes on. Some east and east-northeast facing shores may see a tiny and weak windswell around the lower end of 1-3 foot but don’t expect much. Our south facing shores will stay flat at only 0-2 foot with nothing more than a tiny background ripple here or there. North and northwest facing shores will also stay flat of course at only 0-2 foot. There is a very slight chance that we could see a small bump out of the south-southwest tomorrow, but whatever does appear would probably not be worth the effort. There is also a chance for some north-northeast swell arriving Sunday or Monday, so at least there is some hope on the horizon. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

Aside from a minor tradeswell, the surf will stay flat today with no real sources of surf anywhere, and little on the way. Tiny to small windswell around 2-4 foot is possible at some better exposed east and northeast facing shores today, but don’t expect much power. North and northwest facing shores will stay flat at only 0-2 foot but some breaks may pick up a little wrapping windswell if we’re lucky. South facing shores should also stay flat at only 0-2 foot with no swell to mention. There is a slight chance for us to pick up some south-southwest swell over the weekend, but Kaho`olawe will block much of it. Odds are a little better for a moderate pulse arriving around Monday of next week out of the south. Details in the long-range forecast below. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

Flat. Although we may see a little southeasterly windswell filling in today and into the weekend, don’t expect to find anything good out there for a while. Unfortunately, the Big Island will block much of this energy as well, so finding any surf will be a challenge over the next couple of days, but those breaks that do pick anything up may rise close to moderate levels. South facing shores will mostly come in the 0-3 foot range with the potential for some of the best-exposed breaks to see a little extra bump if you know when and where to look. Windswell along our east facing shores should continue at tiny levels around 1-3 foot. North and northwest facing shores have no swell whatsoever to mention and will stay completely flat at only 0-2 foot. Our next chance for any surf won’t be until late next week though, so get what you can while it’s here. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

Overall flat conditions will continue today with little change expected through the end of the week. A small southeast swell is possible over the weekend but it is quite unlikely. Some spots may pick up a little southwesterly background swell through Thursday, but that too is quite unlikely. Most of our south facing shores will only see weak background surf around 0-3 foot at best, but a few breaks may pick up a freak waist-high set or two. Windswell along the east and northeast facing shores may be around 1-3 foot but the wave period is so low that most breaks will only see unrideable chop and slop. The north and northwest facing shores will stay completely flat at the low side of 0-2 foot with no swell to mention at all. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

The moderate tradewinds are trying hard to product some small windswell along our east facing shores but most breaks won’t see anything over 1-4 foot and it will be weak and mushy. A new bump arriving along our south-southeast facing shores should appear today but will probably only reach 1-4 foot or so, but the best exposed breaks may see slightly better sets if we’re lucky. Take note of the direction and realize that few breaks will pick up this direction. North and northwest facing shores should stay flat at 0-3 foot although some tiny windswell may wrap in to some breaks… just don’t expect anything. Upper West shores will of course come in flat at 0-2 foot. Another potential pulse may arrive out of the southwest tomorrow, but Maui rarely sees any action from this direction. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

Finally some action along our south facing shores! The much needed south swell is putting big smiles on some of your faces while others are shrugging their shoulders wondering why they got half the size. The better exposed south shores should see surf in the 3-6+ foot range and some spots could pull in larger sets from time to time. As always, the swell will not come to you, so use your head when deciding where to paddle out. Weak windswell along our east facing shores may rise a little into the 1-4 foot range out of the east-northeast. This energy probably won’t wrap much into our north shores, but a tiny bump out of the north-northwest may offer a little surf along our winter shores around 1-3 foot but the best breaks may see sets rolling in around chest-high if we’re lucky. Upper West breaks may see a little something, but I wouldn’t expect anything at only 0-2 foot. All of this energy will fade quickly into the weekend so be sure to get it while it’s here. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

Some action should hit our south facing shores today as a new south swell arrives later in the day, peaking Thursday just below advisory levels. As with nearly all south swells, you will probably have to search a little to find the best spot to paddle out. Most of our exposed breaks should reach into the 1-4 foot range, but a few better exposed breaks could pick up larger sets if you know where and when to look. A small pulse out of the north-northwest may reach our north and northwest facng shores later today to offer a little action for our winter breaks, but we may need to wait for it, so don’t expect much more than 0-3 foot. If we’re lucky we could see larger sets, but maybe not until tomorrow. Upper West shores will probably stay flat at only 0-2 foot but some breaks could pick up some of the NNW swell tomorrow. Windswell along our east facing shores will continue to be absent and wave heights should stay near flat at only 1-3 foot. So we may need to wait a little longer today but both sides of the island should pick up some fun small surf over the next few days. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

Overall flat conditions will continue today but our south shores still have a slight chance of picking up a tiny pulse out of the south-southwest around 0-4 foot, but don’t expect anything. Those who do find a little something will have to be satisfied with thigh slappers and long waits between sets. The weak windswell is also nothing to get excited about at only 0-3 foot along our east facing shores, not enough to wrap into any north shore locations, at least not at rideable levels. With no swell to mention, our north and northwest facing shores will stay flat at only 0-2 foot as will the Upper West breaks. Wednesday may see a little action later in the day on both sides of the island, rising to fun-sized levels Thursday if all goes well. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

The Flatness continues. Although a very tiny pulse may appear out of the south-southwest later today, there will be little to no action on any shore today. If we are lucky, our south facing shores may see some thigh-slappers coming in around 0-3 foot but that is definitely not worth getting excited over. Even the windswell has dropped to flat to tiny levels only around 0-2 foot and will stay absent for a while. Of course, north and northwest facing shores will also stay flat at only 0-2 foot as well. Hopefully we will see a larger south swell arriving around the middle of the week… keep those fingers crossed. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »

Although the surf will stay quite tiny today, we could potentially see a little bump arriving out of the south to south-southwest today, maybe peaking around waist-high levels. It won’t be much, but we’ll take anything we can get at this point. Don’t expect our best exposed south shore breaks to be any better than 1-3 foot, but maybe some of you will find some slightly better sets. The easterly windswell is the only other source for surf which may keep a little action going over on the east facing shores around 1-4 foot or so, but it will be on the way down and out as we move into the weekend. Although some north and northeast facing shores could pick up a little of this windswell wrapping in, most other winter breaks will stay flat at only 0-2 foot. It looks like we’ll have to wait until early next week for any more surf, with the arrival of a small to maybe moderate south-southwest swell. Continue reading “Surf Forecast” »