Honokohau Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.67° N 156.03° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Honokohau Harbour sea temperature is
27.3° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Honokohau Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Honokohau Harbour surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period, SSW swell with 634 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Honokohau Harbour this week:

The surf forecast for Honokohau Harbour over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Honokohau Harbour in the next 16 days are 0.9m 20s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 13s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (HST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 4th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s
Best Surf 5PM (Sat 4th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 20s
Most Powerful 5PM (Sat 4th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 20s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Honokohau Harbour over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Honokohau Harbour over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag with some real gems hidden in there.

We're looking at a reef break that's consistent and fairly exposed to the swell. The water temp is sittin' at 81.1°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The early part of the window is a real slow burner. The first decent window to even paddle out is Saturday, July 4th. We've got a long-period groundswell coming in from the SSW with a period of 21 seconds, pushing about 2.6ft. The morning is uncertain with wind, but the Saturday afternoon session is the one to circle. The wind goes glassy out of the SW, and even though the swell is small, that clean, glassy surface over a consistent reef is pure magic. The combined wave energy is 863 (moderate energy), so there's a bit of grunt in the water.

After that little burst, it goes pretty average. We get some small, long-period SSW swell, but the wind is often messy, and the quality drops off. From Sunday the 5th through to Thursday the 9th, it's a lot of marginal and poor conditions. The swell gets even smaller and shifts around from the NNE with a shockingly short period of just 7 seconds on Thursday morning. That's barely a ripple. The Thursday afternoon on the 9th goes glassy again, but with that tiny, short-period swell it's just "surfable" at best. Then from Friday the 10th right through to Saturday the 18th of July, it’s a long, frustrating stretch. The swell kicks up a bit from the W and SW, climbing to about 3.3ft, but the wind is consistently onshore or cross-onshore. The wave energy hits 863 again on the 14th, but the quality just isn't there. For most of these days, the wind isn't doing us any favours, making it choppy and hard to enjoy. Honestly, for a lot of that second week, the conditions look more interesting for kite surfing than a clean paddle session.

So, the real stand out here is simple: Saturday afternoon, July 4th at Honokohau Harbour. That glassy surface with that long-period, moderate energy swell is your best bet. It’s a break that can get crowded sometimes, so you might have to share, but for that kind of clean perfection, it's worth it. The rest of the window is mostly a waiting game.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
288
566
634
546
522
618
554
527
468
376
346
254
258
254
192
40
57
70
62
59
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
NNE
10
W
5
SW
10
N
5
SW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
E
5
W
10
S
10
NNW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
High Tide
6:11PM0.64m
7:01AM0.27m
6:45PM0.59m
8:06AM0.32m
7:21PM0.52m
9:15AM0.39m
8:03PM0.44m
10:23AM0.47m
8:53PM0.36m
11:25AM0.56m
9:56PM0.29m
12:21PM0.65m
11:12PM0.23m
1:13PM0.73m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.04m
11:45AM0.13m
2:03AM0.03m
12:53PM0.19m
2:35AM0.02m
2:25PM0.24m
3:09AM0.00m
4:22PM0.25m
3:49AM-0.02m
6:17PM0.23m
4:34AM-0.03m
7:43PM0.17m
5:23AM-0.05m
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5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
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7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:06
7:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
28
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
28
29
27
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
S
13
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Energy kJ
88
78
93
634
86
522
618
554
104
113
111
346
84
258
254
73
219
57
70
51
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
21
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
208
288
566
70
546
91
96
73
527
468
376
86
254
84
50
192
40
153
113
104
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.6
S
22
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
4
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
Energy kJ
40
335
196
144
165
71
34
17
9
7
9
10
12
8
7
1
21
18
38
62
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
9
0.3
W
9
0.5
N
7
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
27
13
15
22
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
113
0
104
0
7
14
14
0
113
14
0
14
12
7
104
11
7
104
0
7
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
4
2
2
4
1
1
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
9
7
7
5
8
7
5
6
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
4
9
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Information about the Honokohau Harbour Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Honokohau Harbour provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Honokohau Harbour can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Honokohau Harbour surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Honokohau Harbour) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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