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Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls today?
The current surf forecast for Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 42 | 38 | 41 | 63 | 107 | 106 | 214 | 368 | 545 | 520 | 504 | 397 | 299 | 294 | 207 | 157 | 157 | 109 | 109 | 82 | 82 | 47 | 45 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 0.32 | 1:20AM 0.59 | 12:12PM 0.27 | 1:56AM 0.64 | 1:03PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:05AM 0.22 | 5:52PM 0.00 | 8:12AM 0.19 | 6:23PM -0.01 | 9:05AM 0.15 | 6:55PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
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