Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next couple of weeks at Honokohau Harbour.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a slow start, and there’s a real gap at the beginning. The first few days are pretty grim, with poor surf conditions and no real recommendations. You’re looking at small, weak swells and cross-onshore winds that are just making a mess of things. The water temperature here is sitting at 81°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Things start to look a little more promising on the morning of Saturday the 6th of July. We finally see a bit of a clean-up, with glassy conditions and a building SSW groundswell. The combined swell energy hits 636 (moderate wave energy), with a 3 ft swell riding in on a 16-second period. That's a nice, long-period groundswell, and with glassy offshore wind, it’ll be clean. It’s still small, so better for longboards or fun shapes.

The real standout, though, looks like the morning of Monday the 11th of July. Again, glassy conditions are forecast, with a building SW groundswell. The combined energy reaches 274 (moderate wave energy), but the real story is that 18-second period. That’s a very long-period groundswell, which packs a punch. At 2 ft, it’s small, but at a reef break like Honokohau Harbour, that long period will wrap in nicely and offer some good shape, especially with no wind. This is likely the best-looking session on the menu, so mark it down.

After that, it’s more of a mixed bag. We see the swell direction shifting from SSW to more west through the second week, with periods dropping back into the 14-16 second range. The energy picks up again around the 13th and 14th with combined energies of over 600, but the winds are more cross-onshore again, so the quality will be marginal at best. There’s a little window of promise on the morning of the 15th with an onshore wind, but nothing that really stands out.

To be honest, for the first week, you’re really just waiting for the weekend of the 6th-7th to see any improvement. The second week has more energy, but it’s wind-affected. The clear standout during this whole 16-day run is that Monday morning, the 11th. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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