Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on offer for Honokohau Harbour over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a little window of opportunity to start. Tuesday morning, the 25th of August, is looking like the pick of the near-term. We’ve got a clean 2 ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a long 16-second period, and the wind is glassy – dead calm. That’s going to make for some pretty, clean little waves on the reef. The water is sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in boardshorts. The combined energy is moderate at 300, so there’s enough push to get into the waves easily. The swell direction is SSW, which is a bit off the optimum WNW for this spot, so don’t expect perfection, but for a Tuesday morning session, you could do a lot worse. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so you might have a few others out, but with conditions this clean, it’ll be worth it.

From Tuesday afternoon onwards, things go downhill fast. The wind swings onshore or cross-onshore, and the surf quality drops off a cliff. We’re looking at a stretch of poor to marginal conditions for the rest of the week and into the weekend. There’s a brief moment on Friday afternoon, the 28th, where it goes glassy again, but the swell is weak and short period, so it’s not really worth getting excited about. The combined energy drops to 220, which is moderate, but the wave quality is just ordinary.

The next real standout doesn’t come until the morning of Tuesday, the 1st of September. We’ve got glassy conditions again, with a 3 ft SSW swell and a very long 18-second period. The combined energy jumps up to 496, which is solid moderate energy, and it’s shaping up to be a good session. The wind is calm, so the reef will be clean. The only caveat is that long period swell like this can sometimes break a bit straight on a reef setup, but it’s a promising morning.

After that, the outlook gets a bit sketchy again. There’s a run of poor conditions until we get to the 6th of September, a Sunday morning, where the swell picks up to 3 ft from the SSW with a long 18-second period, and the combined energy is strong at 690. The wind is onshore though, so the surf is going to be bumpy and messy. The afternoon shows 4 ft with even stronger energy at 952, but again, the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s a marginal call. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session.

The 7th keeps that 4 ft SSW swell going, but the wind remains a problem. It’s not until the morning of the 8th of September, a Tuesday, that we see a glimmer of hope. The wind goes cross-offshore from the SSE, which is a good direction for this spot, and the swell is 3 ft from the SSW with a 13-second period. The combined energy is 339, and the conditions are clean. That’s a solid morning session, but it’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

All in all, the standout is Tuesday morning, the 25th of August, for that clean, glassy start. The second best option is the morning of Tuesday, the 1st of September, again with glassy conditions and a longer period swell. The rest of the fortnight is a mixed bag of marginal conditions and onshore winds.

Rusty.

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