Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s switch it up for the imperial crew.

### Imperial

Listen up. Looking at the next 16 days, it’s a rough stretch for the most part. There’s a big ol’ gap of nothing much.

We’re in a quiet patch right now. The waves are small, conditions are mostly average or junk. There are a couple of moments with glassy or offshore wind, but the energy is weak – the combined energy on the 25th morning is a mere 288, which is barely a ripple. The waves are around 2ft, with a 16-second period. That’s a long period groundswell from the SSW, which is good for a reef like Honokohau Harbour – it should make clean, lined-up waves – but with this size, there’s just no horsepower. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.

Tuesday morning (25th) and Wednesday morning (26th) are your best early bets. Wednesday morning is the pick: glassy conditions, 2ft SSW swell with a moderate energy of 198. Surfable, but very ordinary.

Then the wheels fall off. From Thursday the 27th all the way to Monday the 7th of September, it’s a dead zone. Scores are zero or next to it. Winds are cross or onshore, and when there’s any swell, it’s either tiny or a short-period windswell that offers nothing. The energy readings are low, and the word on the street is "poor surf conditions" for over a week. It’s bleak.

Now, on Tuesday the 1st of September, there’s a little hope. The morning shows a 3ft SSW swell with a very long 18-second period and a combined energy of 564 – that’s moderate energy and a good sign of power. Wind is light offshore from the W. That’s a tasty forecast for Honokohau Harbour, but it’s a long way off, so keep an eye on it but don’t make plans yet.

And even further out, on Sunday the 6th of September afternoon, another one pops up: a 2ft SSW swell with a 19-second period and energy of 532. Still small, but that very long period and the light cross-onshore wind could put a few fun ones on the reef. Again, a distant promise.

The only real standout is Tuesday, September 1st, morning. If it lines up, with the offshore wind and that long groundswell, Honokohau Harbour could give you a few clean, rideable waves. But that’s a two-week-away rumor right now.

Keep your stick on the rack, boys. This is a dry spell with a couple of far-off shining moments.

Rusty.

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