Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Honokohau Harbour today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Honokohau Harbour at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Honokohau Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
150 | 148 | 158 | 144 | 142 | 126 | 73 | 53 | 186 | 160 | 170 | 204 | 204 | 201 | 195 | 170 | 149 | 146 | 201 | 146 | 198 | 188 | 120 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:27AM0.25m | 1:23PM0.68m | 1:17AM0.27m | 1:59PM0.70m | 1:58AM0.30m | 2:32PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.09m | 8:43PM0.14m | 6:38AM0.07m | 9:08PM0.12m | 7:24AM0.06m | 9:31PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
75 | 53 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 73 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 55 | 53 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
82 | 121 | 158 | 119 | 107 | 76 | 63 | 109 | 186 | 160 | 170 | 204 | 204 | 201 | 195 | 170 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 188 | 81 | 232 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
150 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 126 | 110 | 86 | 95 | 119 | 106 | 23 | 103 | 15 | 103 | 99 | 149 | 146 | 201 | 146 | 198 | 111 | 120 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | S 12 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 3 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 101 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 17 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 113 | 148 | 100 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 25 | 12 | 0 |
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