Surf Forecasts:
Honokohau Harbour surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SSW swell with 790 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 8s. 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 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Honokohau Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, your local surf report, with a look ahead.
The water temp is a balmy 80°F, right around average for the season. The real standout is Saturday morning, July 25th. Honokohau Harbour will be turning on with 2ft of clean, glassy SSW swell and a very long 20 second period. The combined energy sits at a moderate 871, and with the wind almost non-existent, conditions will be absolutely clean. For an intermediate surfer, this is a top shelf morning. By Saturday afternoon, onshore breezes and 4ft of swell make things messy with questionable tides, so make sure you get out early.
Sunday the 26th of July sees onshore winds again with 3ft of swell, but things are marginal. Then Monday the 27th of July afternoon gives a short chance of glassy conditions with 3ft of swell, though it's small and the energy is lower.
From Tuesday the 28th of July onward, the surf goes downhill fast. We get into a flat spell with very weak swells, energy readings dropping below 100 at times, and mostly poor conditions through the rest of the month and into early August. Even the second week, around August 7th and 8th, only offers a tiny 1ft to 2ft of swell with glassy conditions on one afternoon, but it's not enough to change the outlook.
The one and only call here is Saturday morning, July 25th. After that, it's time to find something else to do.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 790 | 655 | 554 | 547 | 400 | 288 | 280 | 210 | 195 | 261 | 247 | 181 | 173 | 82 | 154 | 152 | 129 | 124 | 152 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM0.69m | 1:23AM0.22m | 2:31PM0.71m | 2:10AM0.23m | 3:05PM0.73m | 2:51AM0.25m | 3:36PM0.73m | 3:30AM0.27m | 4:06PM0.73m | 4:09AM0.29m | 4:35PM0.70m | 4:51AM0.32m | 5:04PM0.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.13m | 6:52AM0.02m | 9:55PM0.11m | 7:34AM0.01m | 10:23PM0.10m | 8:13AM0.01m | 10:49PM0.09m | 8:51AM0.02m | 11:14PM0.08m | 9:29AM0.04m | 11:38PM0.07m | 10:10AM0.07m | 00:02AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 91 | 790 | 145 | 554 | 547 | 400 | 288 | 88 | 132 | 195 | 261 | 247 | 88 | 173 | 72 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 54 | 73 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 9 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 385 | 142 | 655 | 52 | 107 | 91 | 76 | 280 | 210 | 16 | 96 | 90 | 181 | 12 | 136 | 127 | 171 | 123 | 113 | 152 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 16 | — | NE 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 4 |
| kJ | 395 | 58 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 5 | — | 51 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 154 | 152 | 129 | 124 | 73 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 4 | W 3 | S 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 131 | 6 | 13 | 68 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 125 | 0 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 104 | 12 | 104 | 101 | 0 | 113 | 116 | 12 |
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