
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Honokohau Harbour today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Honokohau Harbour at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Honokohau Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
373 | 268 | 330 | 212 | 257 | 258 | 258 | 295 | 534 | 448 | 422 | 381 | 302 | 298 | 284 | 366 | 344 | 322 | 174 | 203 | 203 | 385 | 346 | 346 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM0.59m | 7:35PM0.24m | 9:53AM0.60m | 9:42PM0.23m | 10:59AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.12m | 5:02PM0.23m | 1:25AM0.14m | 6:15PM0.20m | 2:46AM0.16m | 6:54PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
62 | 68 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 93 | 90 | 534 | 448 | 422 | 381 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 366 | 344 | 322 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 385 | 68 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
373 | 268 | 330 | 206 | 257 | 258 | 258 | 295 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 302 | 298 | 284 | 57 | 50 | 37 | 174 | 203 | 203 | 56 | 346 | 346 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
12 | 77 | 78 | 212 | 203 | 190 | 188 | 182 | 61 | 152 | 152 | 137 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 132 | 129 | 124 | 129 | 225 | 121 | 169 | 124 | 118 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 7 | — | SW 8 | S 3 | N 7 | — | — | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 9 | S 4 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 39 | — | 11 | 6 | 23 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 16 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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