Honokohau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk Honokohau over the next couple weeks. Truth is, we’re lookin’ at a long dry spell before anythin’ worth paddlin’ out for shows up.

The first week is a total bust. Saturday the 15th kicks off with a massive 4.5m east swell and combined energy of 4407, but the wind’s howlin’—a near gale cross-shore at 55 km/h—so it’s just a blown-out, dangerous mess. That’s expert-only size, but the wind’ll make it unrideable. The rest of that week drops off into smaller, lumpy, cross-chop junk with fresh breezes. There’s a tiny window Friday the 21st afternoon with light winds and 1.1m waves, but the energy’s weak (158) and it’s just ordinary. Nothin’ to get wet for.

We’ve got a big gap of poor-to-ugly surf until around Wednesday the 26th. That afternoon shows a weird little pulse—only 0.9m but with a 19-second period and energy of 783. That’s a super long period groundswell from the east. It’ll have some grunt for its size, but the cross-shore wind (moderate breeze) will keep it lumpy. Honokohau’s a reef and point (Big Island), so that long period groundswell is a good fit—waves should wrap in and hold shape—but the wind’s still a hassle. It’s a marginal call.

The one standout—the only real highlight—is lookin’ like Sunday the 30th. We’ve got a solid 2.4m swell from the east-northeast, 13-second period, and combined energy of 2007. That’s strong energy, and it’s comin’ from a direction that suits the break. Size is over 2.5m, so this is expert territory only. Wind’s a moderate breeze from the east-northeast, still cross-shore, so it won’t be glassy but it’s workable. Water temp is around 27°C, about normal for this time of year (0.2° anomaly). This is a powerful groundswell with good period, and the reef and point will handle it well. Just know it’s often got a crowd, and the size means it’s not for the faint of heart.

If you’re a big-wave local, that Sunday the 30th is your call. For the rest of us, it’s a whole lot of waitin’.

Rusty.

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