
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Honokohau Harbour today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Honokohau Harbour at 7PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Honokohau Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
395 | 395 | 395 | 390 | 390 | 373 | 268 | 330 | 212 | 257 | 258 | 258 | 295 | 534 | 448 | 422 | 381 | 302 | 298 | 284 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:28PM0.28m | 8:40AM0.59m | 7:35PM0.24m | 9:53AM0.60m | 9:42PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.25m | 00:32AM0.12m | 5:02PM0.23m | 1:25AM0.14m | 6:15PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
395 | 39 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 373 | 41 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 534 | 448 | 422 | 381 | 59 | 51 | 57 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
11 | 395 | 395 | 390 | 390 | 12 | 268 | 330 | 206 | 257 | 258 | 258 | 295 | 66 | 152 | 56 | 57 | 302 | 298 | 284 | 366 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 4 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 77 | 78 | 212 | 203 | 184 | 188 | 182 | 61 | 7 | 152 | 139 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 132 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 7 | — | S 3 | S 4 | NNE 7 | — | S 5 | SW 3 | N 7 | — | S 4 |
12 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | — | 4 | 9 | 56 | — | 7 | 2 | 42 | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)











