Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, family, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Right now, the surf is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a little window of opportunity early on, but then it’s gonna go quiet for a long stretch. The best bet is to get on it this weekend, because there’s a long dry spell coming after that.

Honokohau Harbour is the only spot worth talking about. It’s a reef break that’s fairly consistent, so it’ll be working when other spots are flat. The water is sitting at 81°, which is only 1° warmer than what’s normal for this time of year, so pretty average – just your standard tropical bathwater.

The standout is Sunday the 26th of July, in the morning. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell coming from the SSW, with a solid 16-second period. That’s a proper groundswell, and it’s pushing a moderate 657 combined energy. The wind is glassy out of the WNW, so it’s gonna be absolutely clean. This is the best you’ll see all week. Expect good surf conditions. Just keep in mind, crowds are possible around here sometimes.

That afternoon, the wind switches to a cross-on, so it gets a bit messy. Still rideable, but not the same quality.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th see the swell drop a little. We’re looking at 3ft, still from the SSW, but the wind is either cross or cross-on. The energy drops into the 300s, so it’s pretty ordinary. Tuesday afternoon does get glassy again, but the swell is small and weak.

From Wednesday the 29th of July all the way through to Monday the 10th of August, it’s pretty grim. The swell drops right down to 1ft to 2ft, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on. The scores are poor, and the energy is weak, often in the double digits. There’s a small spike on the 7th and 8th of August with some 2ft to 3ft SSW swell and period back up to 15-17 seconds, but the wind is blowing straight onshore, so it’s just blown-out junk. Not worth paddling out.

There is a little flicker of hope on Monday the 10th of August, in the morning. The swell is still just 3ft from the SSW, but the wind goes glassy again. The energy is a moderate 393, and it’s rated as “expect good surf conditions.” That’s a long way out, so it’s promising but not certain. The afternoon looks like it gets ruined by the wind again.

Overall, your one real shot is Sunday the 26th of July, morning. After that, you’re looking at a gap of about 13 days before the next possible window. It’s a tough run, but that’s the way it is sometimes.

Stay stoked, and I’ll see you in the water.
Rusty

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