WHEN.SURF FORECAST Kahe & Nānākuli

Small, clean dawn lines from the fading south pulse, with thigh-high surf around Kahe and occasional waist-high sets at the better peaks. Strong easterly trades stay offshore here, so the surface should stay tidy despite gusts. The early negative low tide may sharpen a few sections, but it also leaves some spots pretty shallow and patchy.

Size holds around thigh high with infrequent waist-high sets, but the late morning high tide will soften already small surf across the patchy shelf. Trades remain straight offshore and fairly strong, keeping it clean rather than glassy. Expect long waits between the better pulses, small kine, with only modest push at average spots.

Still mostly thigh to waist range, with a few stomach-high pulses possible toward the better areas as the tide drops and a little northwest wrap mixes in. Offshore trades should keep faces clean, though not silky. Expect long lulls and somewhat uneven peaks through the afternoon into dusk.

A modest mixed pulse should keep clean waist-high surf in the Kahe area, with occasional stomach-high sets at the better peaks around dawn. The early negative low tide can make shallow sections touchy for a while, then the rising tide softens things late morning. Trades stay solidly offshore and orderly.

Early afternoon high tide trims the energy a bit, then conditions recover slightly as the water drops later on. Expect mostly thigh to waist surf with some waist-plus sets, clean faces under offshore trades, and a fairly lully feel. Small north-northwest wrap adds a little extra shape now and then.

Leftover south energy and small northwest wrap should keep mainly thigh-high surf, with occasional waist-high sets at magnets. Morning trades stay offshore and clean, but the low tide again leaves shallow, patchy sections around first light. Expect plenty of waiting between the better ones near Kahe and Nānākuli.

Small and tidy overall. Look for knee to thigh surf most of the time, with only occasional waist-high sets as the afternoon tide eases down from a fairly full high. Offshore trades keep it clean, but the mix looks weak and inconsistent, so many spots around Kahe and Nānākuli stay pretty marginal.