Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Honokohau Harbour today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Honokohau Harbour at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Honokohau Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
150 | 165 | 145 | 126 | 181 | 288 | 384 | 363 | 429 | 408 | 455 | 1136 | 249 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 184 | 108 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:00PM0.64m | 5:39AM0.45m | 5:32PM0.56m | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:02PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.07m | 11:43PM0.04m | 11:20AM0.13m | 00:10AM0.05m | 12:19PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 | S 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 15 |
508 | 165 | 145 | 394 | 366 | 356 | 356 | 350 | 350 | 408 | 280 | 1136 | 249 | 100 | 69 | 53 | 185 | 219 | 222 | 70 | 440 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 5 |
25 | 508 | 405 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 280 | 57 | 289 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 183 | 37 | 222 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 20 | W 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
12 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 99 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 30 | 127 | 36 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 7 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — |
150 | — | — | 126 | 181 | 288 | 384 | 363 | 429 | — | 455 | 518 | 314 | 446 | 505 | 377 | 266 | 184 | 108 | 75 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 452 | 452 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 47 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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