Honopue Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Honopue Bay in Big Island is an exposed beach and reef break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rips and sharks.

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Overall Honopue Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Honopue Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Honokane Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Pololu Valley	2 mi
Third closest break	Keokea Beach Park	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Kapaniah	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Waimanu Bay	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Honopue Bay:
Closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	254 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	254 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	259 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	333 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	479 mi
Tide stations nearest to Honopue Bay:
Closest tide station	Mahukona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	13 mi
Second closest tide station	Kawaihae, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Kawaihae, Hawaii Island, Hawaii (sub)	14 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kawaihae, Big Island, Hawaii	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kawaihae, Big Island, Hawaii (2)	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Honopue Bay:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2447 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2449 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2457 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2469 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	2472 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Honopue Bay:
Closest city location	Kapaau (United States)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Waimea (United States)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Honoka'a (United States)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Waikoloa Village (United States)	20 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kalaoa (United States)	37 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Honopue Bay is Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Honopue Bay is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 21 km (13 miles) away.
• Third is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Hana Airport (HNM) in Usa Maui Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Honopue Bay and is 75 km (47 miles) away.