Surf Forecasts:
Honokohau Harbour surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period, SSW swell with 225 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s is also forecast. 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 0.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Honokohau Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Ruddy again. Same story, different numbers: no good surf for Honokohau Harbour in the next sixteen days. From July 29 through August 13 you’d be chasing shadows. The best score I see in that whole window is maybe a 2 out of 10 on August 10, and even that’s generous. We’ve got a bunch of flats and small chop with onshore and cross-onshore flow ruining most of the potential.
The reef here works best with a WNW swell, but we’re stuck with mostly SSW or tiny NNE pulses. The biggest swell we see hits on August 10: about 3 ft from the SSW with a 16-second period and moderate wave energy around 963 to 974. Wind is a light onshore 3 mph from the WSW, then shifting to WNW in the afternoon. It’s barely rideable, only for the motivated. Water temp is around 81° F, pretty normal for this season.
Crowds can happen now and then but there’s nobody out when it’s this bad. Save your energy. Forecasts can shift, and Honokohau is generally consistent enough we’ll see something better soon. For now though, leg rope is staying dry.
Trust and stay stoked – Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
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 kJ | 137 | 176 | 225 | 168 | 152 | 175 | 169 | 183 | 144 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 68 | 81 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 43 | 49 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:06PM0.73m | 4:09AM0.29m | 4:35PM0.70m | 4:51AM0.32m | 5:04PM0.66m | 5:36AM0.36m | 5:34PM0.60m | 6:27AM0.40m | 6:05PM0.54m | 7:25AM0.45m | 6:38PM0.46m | 8:31AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.02m | 11:14PM0.08m | 9:29AM0.04m | 11:38PM0.07m | 10:10AM0.07m | 00:02AM0.06m | 10:55AM0.11m | 00:27AM0.05m | 11:50AM0.16m | 00:55AM0.04m | 1:00PM0.22m | 1:27AM0.03m | 2:37PM0.26m | 2:05AM0.03m | |||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 70 | 176 | 225 | 168 | 219 | 32 | 43 | 58 | 70 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 68 | 81 | 62 | 46 | 38 | 28 | 43 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 137 | 44 | 54 | 27 | 46 | 163 | 112 | 183 | 144 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 41 | 58 | 42 | 50 | 75 | 73 | 14 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | W 12 | W 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 77 | 58 | 154 | 152 | 175 | 169 | 104 | 72 | 39 | 61 | 21 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 7 | 11 | 113 | 25 | 0 | 113 | 14 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 14 | 113 | 11 | 7 | 104 | 104 | 87 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
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