Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple weeks for Honokohau Harbour.

To be straight with you, this stretch ain’t going to set the world on fire. The opening days have some small but clean swell, though the conditions are a little mixed. The water temp is 81°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

So, starting Saturday July 4th, we get a 3ft swell from the SSW with a 20-second period. That’s a long-period groundswell, but the wind is cross-on at 6 mph, so it’s a little bumpy. The combined energy is 813, which is moderate.

Sunday July 5th morning looks better. The swell is still 3ft from the SSW, but the wind goes light offshore from the West at 3 mph. That should clean things up right nicely. The period is 18 seconds, so there’s still good power.

Monday July 6th afternoon is a real small window of opportunity. You’ve got a 3ft SSW swell, period 16 seconds, and the wind goes glassy from the WNW at 3 mph. That’s as clean as you’ll see it here. The water is still that slightly warmer-than-normal temp.

Tuesday July 7th morning is another glassy one. Swell drops to 3ft from the SSW, period 14 seconds, and the energy is down to 432. It’s rideable, but don’t expect anything big.

From Wednesday July 8th, things go downhill. The wind turns cross-on or onshore, the swell drops, and the forecast gets pretty grim. By Thursday July 9th, a weak NNE swell shows up with a short 7-second period and combined energy in the weak 42-86 range. That’s basically flat and messy.

A new SW swell tries to lift things on Saturday July 11th. It’s small at around 2ft, but the period stretches back to 18 seconds. The best look is the afternoon of the 11th, when the wind goes glassy and the energy climbs to 441. It’s small, but it will be clean. The break is consistent, so there might be a few fun ones.

After that, it’s mostly downhill again. The swells stay small, 2ft to 3ft, and the onshore winds make it look like a kite-surfing kind of day more than a paddle session. Unless you’re keen on the morning glass-offs for a few clean lines, this isn’t a standout run.

This spot doesn’t fire often, so a quiet spell like this is pretty normal around here. Crowds are only *sometimes* a problem, so you won’t be fighting for a wave when it’s this small.
Rusty.

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