
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Honokohau Harbour today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Honokohau Harbour at 8PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Honokohau Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
360 | 355 | 355 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 200 | 259 | 344 | 218 | 218 | 134 | 210 | 156 | 160 | 210 | 133 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:34PM0.72m | 6:10AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.64m | 7:10AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.02m | 00:44AM0.02m | 11:21AM0.08m | 1:17AM0.02m | 12:21PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNE 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
360 | 355 | 355 | 284 | 73 | 280 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 40 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 54 | 66 | 62 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
43 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 280 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 200 | 259 | 344 | 218 | 218 | 134 | 210 | 156 | 160 | 210 | 133 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
73 | 109 | 129 | 174 | 240 | 97 | 91 | 132 | 131 | 183 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 148 | 130 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | N 7 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 3 | N 7 | N 7 | — | S 9 | W 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 |
10 | 7 | 26 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 35 | 34 | — | 40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 13 |
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