Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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.

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