Surf Forecasts:
Honokohau Harbour surf forecast from 23 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 24 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 29 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period, SW swell with 396 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 23 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Sep 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. 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 1.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 29) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 24th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 29th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Honokohau Harbour over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 124 | 166 | 154 | 178 | 298 | 248 | 162 | 291 | 185 | 215 | 242 | 156 | 189 | 156 | 130 | 197 | 246 | 196 | 344 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50PM0.65m | 2:16AM0.45m | 2:22PM0.62m | 2:51AM0.51m | 2:53PM0.58m | 3:27AM0.57m | 3:24PM0.53m | 4:06AM0.62m | 3:56PM0.47m | 4:48AM0.66m | 4:29PM0.41m | 5:34AM0.69m | 5:06PM0.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:00AM0.10m | 8:53PM0.07m | 8:46AM0.10m | 9:14PM0.05m | 9:34AM0.11m | 9:36PM0.04m | 10:25AM0.13m | 10:00PM0.03m | 11:21AM0.15m | 10:28PM0.02m | 12:26PM0.18m | 11:00PM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 85 | 41 | 41 | 123 | 88 | 130 | 107 | 138 | 185 | 240 | 191 | 127 | 145 | 62 | 130 | 49 | 246 | 196 | 344 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | NNE 7 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | SW 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 119 | 108 | 166 | 154 | 178 | 229 | 123 | 198 | 143 | 180 | 206 | 325 | 103 | 189 | 100 | 41 | 83 | 31 | 98 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 143 | 124 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 298 | 248 | 162 | 291 | 164 | 147 | 242 | 156 | 76 | 156 | 88 | 197 | 147 | 47 | 124 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 26 | 14 |
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