Surf Forecasts:
Honokohau Harbour surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, WNW swell with 411 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 15s is also forecast. 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 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Honokohau Harbour over the next 16 days.
Hey, Rusty here. We've got a quiet stretch ahead for Honokohau Harbour over the next 16 days – nothing that’ll get your heart racing.
The water’s about 81°, a touch warmer than usual for July, and the reef here is consistent, best with a WNW swell. The combined wave energy stays moderate for the whole run, mostly between 292 and 610, so there’s some juice but not much size.
The first real chance comes Saturday morning, 11 July, but it’s only 0.5m from the SW with a very long 18-second period and cross-on breeze – skip it. Saturday afternoon, 11 July, is the pick. The swell nudges up to 0.6m from the SW, still with that 18-second groundswell, and the wind goes glassy. That means smooth, clean waves on the reef, even if small. Energy hits 422, so it’ll have some push. That’s your window.
Sunday afternoon, 12 July, also looks decent – glassy again with 0.7m SW swell at 16 seconds, energy 435, and good conditions. Monday morning, 13 July, stays clean with cross-off wind and 0.7m SW swell at 15 seconds. After Monday afternoon, the wind turns onshore or cross-on, and the surf quality tanks – mostly marginal or poor right through to the end.
There’s a long dry spell from around the 15th to the 25th. Small swell, crummy wind, and low scores. Even the longer period swells around the 23rd and 24th (SSW, 18-20 seconds) only give 0.5m to 0.9m and get messed up by cross-on breeze.
Honokohau’s a reef, so it can handle those long-period swells, but with tiny heights and persistent onshore wind, there’s really only one session worth your time: that glassy Saturday afternoon, 11 July. Make the most of it.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 157 | 249 | 309 | 264 | 258 | 248 | 229 | 217 | 230 | 194 | 270 | 351 | 411 | 400 | 380 | 360 | 355 | 280 | 264 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:28AM0.20m | 2:01PM0.79m | 1:35AM0.19m | 2:48PM0.83m | 2:33AM0.20m | 3:32PM0.84m | 3:28AM0.22m | 4:15PM0.83m | 4:20AM0.24m | 4:56PM0.79m | 5:14AM0.27m | 5:34PM0.72m | 6:10AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.12m | 6:14AM-0.06m | 9:33PM0.08m | 7:06AM-0.08m | 10:16PM0.05m | 7:57AM-0.08m | 10:56PM0.03m | 8:47AM-0.06m | 11:34PM0.02m | 9:37AM-0.03m | 00:10AM0.02m | 10:28AM0.02m | 00:44AM0.02m | 11:21AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | 7:06 | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 73 | 85 | 51 | 75 | 99 | 78 | 115 | 73 | 206 | 194 | 270 | 351 | 411 | 400 | 380 | 360 | 355 | 280 | 264 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | NNE 7 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 184 | 157 | 249 | 309 | 264 | 258 | 248 | 229 | 217 | 230 | 36 | 189 | 48 | 113 | 134 | 43 | 37 | 61 | 130 | 51 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | W 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 62 | 63 | 55 | 41 | 46 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 131 | 48 | 200 | 34 | 31 | 201 | 132 | 113 | 41 | 48 | 196 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | NNE 5 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 23 | 10 | 19 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 45 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
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