
Surf Forecasts:
Honokohau surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, ENE swell with 781 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Honokohau this week:
The surf forecast for Honokohau over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Honokohau in the next 16 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Honokohau over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. I'll level with you—this next stretch at Honokohau is a tough one. We've got a solid 16-day window ahead, but there's no proper surf on offer, and the wind is just going to ruin most of it.
Right from this Sunday the 2nd, it's messy. There's a decent looking 2.2m ENE swell rolling in, but it's carrying a short 8-second period and a fresh cross-shore breeze is just tearing the surface up. It's lumpy, choppy junk (combined energy 892), and the afternoon at 2.0m isn't any better (752). That's a zero-score day, not worth suiting up for.
Monday the 3rd, the wind eases a touch, but it's still cross-shore. The swell drops a bit to 1.6m, but the short period keeps it mixed up and unappealing. Still a poor surf day. Tuesday the 4th sees the period jump to 11 seconds, which means a bit more energy behind it, but the surface is still getting chopped by that cross-shore wind. It's a case of looks better on paper than it will in the water.
Now, about the water temp—it's sitting right on the long-term average for this time of year, so no worries about thermals, but that's the only thing that's average about it.
Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th are more of the same—small, weak swell and a wind that won't let off. Thursday morning, the wind actually turns more cross-off and it cleans up (it gets labeled 'clean'), but the swell is only 1.3m with a short 8-second period. It's extremely marginal and not enough to get excited about.
Then we hit the flat spell. Friday the 7th morning, the swell just drops off a cliff—only 0.3m with a 7-second period (combined energy 11). There's literally no surf. That dead stretch runs through the entire weekend and into the early part of next week. From the 8th to the 12th, the swell does rebuild to around 1.6m, but it's all short-period, ENE windswell, and the wind blows fresh and cross-shore or onshore the whole time. Day after day of poor surf conditions. You'd be better off taking a break.
Alright, here's the hopeful part. The long-range charts are showing a bit of improvement, but it’s still not going to be a classic. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th, the wind is forecast to go more cross-offshore in the mornings, which will clean up the faces. The swell is still only 2-1.8m from the east with that short 7-second period, but at least the surface will be glassy. The energy is starting to build too, with the combined energy hitting 598 by Friday morning. But it's still that short-period windswell, so it'll be breaking soft and close together. Not the kind of powerful, grinding groundswell Honokohau is known for.
Saturday the 15th, the wind is back on it, ruining the surface again with another 1.8m of messy swell. And then it leads into the biggest swell of the forecast. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th, the swell ramps up to 2.2m and then 2.3m. That's a serious amount of water moving, and the combined energy gets over 800, which is a strong reading. But with that short 8-second period, it's going to be a brutal, unruly mess. It's big, it's powerful, but it's not clean. That's strictly for the experts, and honestly, I'd think twice about paddling out. With that much swell and that poor a wind, it looks more like a day for the kite surfers to have fun than us.
So, the honest verdict is this: there are no good surf days in this 16-day window. The closest we get is those clean-ish mornings from the 13th to the 16th, where you'll get a small, mediocre wave and a clean surface. It's the best of a bad bunch, but you're not going to be getting any barrels.
Stay patient. These flat spells don't last forever, and the forecasts are always changing. I'll be keeping a close eye on the charts for that next proper swell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
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781 | 682 | 554 | 492 | 353 | 321 | 772 | 496 | 436 | 373 | 274 | 227 | 90 | 223 | 168 | 17 | 9 | 237 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM0.53m | 5:01PM0.72m | 6:01AM0.55m | 5:19PM0.66m | 7:14AM0.58m | 5:32PM0.59m | 8:52AM0.62m | 5:22PM0.53m | 10:39AM0.68m | 11:54AM0.76m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.22m | 10:31AM0.26m | 11:48PM0.19m | 11:16AM0.34m | 00:18AM0.17m | 12:17PM0.44m | 00:55AM0.15m | 2:25PM0.51m | 1:46AM0.14m | 2:57AM0.12m | 4:17AM0.10m | ||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
7:05 | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | W 12 | N 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 11 |
242 | 183 | 173 | 125 | 119 | 104 | 11 | 3 | 436 | 373 | 16 | 14 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | W 13 | NNE 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SW 14 | NE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 7 |
17 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 13 |
30 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
781 | 682 | 554 | 492 | 353 | 321 | 772 | 496 | — | — | 274 | 227 | 38 | 223 | 168 | 75 | 164 | 237 | 300 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 18 |
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The above surf forecast table for Honokohau provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Honokohau can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Honokohau surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Honokohau) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Honokohau may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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