Lay Day at the Reef Hawaii Pro

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Minor Northwest swell will continue Tuesday. A similar size Northwest swell will move in for Thursday and Friday, before backing down by the weekend. A better, although not large, northwest swell move in for the last three days of the waiting period, the 21st-23rd and offer more contestable waves if the storm behaves as currently forecast.


NOTE – This forecast is focused on Haleiwa. Other spots of the North Shore that focus these swells best will produce larger waves (up to 30-50% bigger). 


TUESDAY 15th

SWELL/SURF: Very small NW swell continues with 2-3’ faces (waist high), strongest in the morning.
WIND/WEATHER: East trades 8-11kts.

WEDNESDAY 16th

SWELL/SURF: Leftovers from the NW and back to flat conditions (below waist high) in the morning. Gradually rebuilding in the afternoon as a small, new NW swell fills in with 2-3’ (waist high) waves late
WIND/WEATHER: East trades 8-11kts

THURSDAY 17th

SWELL/SURF: Minor NW swell fills in further with 2-3’ faces (mostly waist high sets).
WIND/WEATHER: East trades 9-12kts

FRIDAY 18th

SWELL/SURF: Minor NW swell continue with more waist high surf.
WIND/WEATHER: East trades 10-15kts

SATURDAY 19th

SWELL/SURF: Fading NW swell leftovers drop below waist high (basically flat).
WIND/WEATHER: East trades 15kts+


SWELL/WEATHER SUMMARY AND LONG RANGE OUTLOOK 


NOTE – This forecast is focused on Haleiwa. Other spots of the North Shore that focus these swells best will produce larger waves (up to 30-50% bigger).

Just minor NW swell is on track for the next few days. The small NW sets we were seeing this Monday afternoon will continue Tuesday morning, before easing over theafternoon. Smaller leftovers prevail Wednesday morning and the surf is basically flat.

Our next NW swell now looks to be roughly similar in size, as the storm was just never aimed very well at Hawaii. We’ll start to see minor forerunners build Wednesday afternoon, a peak in swell Thursday and then easing surf by Friday. For Thur/Fri we’ll see mainly waist high waves at Haleiwa and a little better on occasion. That minor swell fades by the weekend and Sat/Sun will be flat.

The last three days of the waiting period do look a little better and will see at least contestable surf, if a storm near Japan behaves as forecast in the next fewdays. New WNW/NW swell from this storm will fill in Monday the 21st, continue Tuesday the 22nd and then fade by Wednesday the 23rd. For Mon/Tue shoulder-head high waves will show at Haleiwa if the storm behaves as forecast, before fading Wednesday. Stay tuned, we’ll have more details on this swell once the storm actually pulls together.   
  
WEATHER/WIND – Easterly trades will be fairly light through mid week (9-12kts+) as high pressure north of the islands weakens and slowly drifts to the east. Easterly trades rebuild for the end of the week, and especially the weekend, and will be moderate to strong around 15 knots+.