Honokohau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk Honokohau in feet. The water’s a normal 80°F, no weirdness there.

The first few days are a write-off. We see some size, but the wind is a bastard. Wednesday morning, 2nd September, we get 7ft from the ENE (8-second period) with moderate energy (537). The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but the quality still sucks.

Thursday the 3rd pushes up to 8ft from the E with short period and energy going to 651. Clean in the morning, but the wind howls to 40 km/h in the afternoon and it’s a mess.

Saturday the 5th is where the power starts to show. 8ft from the E, but the period jumps to a very long 13 seconds. That’s huge groundswell energy at 2415. The wind is cross-shore, though, so it’s lumpy and marginal. That kind of period at a reef setup could be epic, but the wind is not helping.

The one true standout is Tuesday the 8th of September. Monday the 7th peaks at 13ft with onshore wind and 5221 energy – a total disaster. But Tuesday? The morning is still big at 13ft from the E (10-second period) with cross-offshore wind and clean. Then the afternoon is the gold. The wind switches to the south at 20 km/h and goes full offshore. The swell drops to a still solid 12ft with a 9-second period, and the energy is a strong 1957. The notes say excellent for experienced surfers, and that offshore wind will make that reef and point absolutely perfect. This is your session.

After that, the second week is quiet. Wednesday the 9th is messy again. Look for Sunday the 13th for a clean but small 7ft with light winds, and maybe Tuesday the 15th for a little 5ft clean-up, but the energy is weak.

So, to sum it up: everything rides on that Tuesday afternoon, 8th of September. It’s 3.5m (12ft) of proper groundswell with offshore wind – that’s the call for experienced surfers only. The rest is mostly a battle with the wind or just small stuff.

Rusty.

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