Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what Honokohau Harbour has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Overall, it’s a bit of a slow start, but there’s a real standout window of quality surf building towards the end of the month that should absolutely be on your radar. The harbour itself is a consistent reef break, best for intermediate surfers, and it loves a good WNW swell. Water temps are right around average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Right now, we’re looking at a quiet spell. The surf is pretty underwhelming through the first half of the period. Sunday afternoon (July 12) offers a small, glassy 2ft SW swell but it’s tiny. A short run of slightly better energy shows up on Tuesday afternoon (July 14) with a 2ft W swell and a moderate combined energy (507), but it’s still mostly marginal. From Wednesday the 15th through to Monday the 20th, it’s mostly poor with weak energy readings, often below 100. You’ll see a few days of wind-affected, messy conditions with a lot of cross-onshore chop, so don’t get your hopes up. There’s a noticeable dry spell with no real quality options from the 15th through the 21st.

Now, here’s the good news. Things start to turn around on the morning of Wednesday, July 22. A very long period 24-second SSW groundswell rolls in, with 2ft waves and a solid combined energy (477). The wind goes light and variable, and by the morning of Thursday, July 23, it turns glassy. That’s the first real highlight. The swell is still small, but that long period on a reef like Honokohau Harbour should create some clean, lined-up waves.

But the real standout is the window from Saturday afternoon, July 25, through to Sunday morning, July 26. Saturday afternoon delivers a very glassy 4ft SSW groundswell with a period of 18 seconds and a strong combined energy (1227). The wind is glassy, conditions will be clean, and the waves will have some push and shape. Sunday morning is just as good: glassy conditions again, with a 4ft SSW swell and a 17-second period, combined energy of 837. This is your best bet for a session. This size is perfect for intermediates, and with that clean glass, it’ll be a treat.

Keep in mind that Monday the 27th morning sees the swell drop off again with a smaller 3ft SSW groundswell and a moderate energy (404), but it’s still worth a look if you’re around.

That’s the story. Small and slow to start, but that end-of-July glassy groundswell is worth waiting for.

Rusty

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