Honokohau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about what’s on offer here. It’s gonna be a tough stretch, that’s the honest truth.

Lookin' at Honokohau over the next couple of weeks, and I gotta say, the pattern’s locked in a relentless cross-shore wind from the ENE, blowin’ at 18–22 mph. That’s a fresh breeze, and it’s gonna keep things messy—lumpy cross-chop and poor surf conditions day after day. The swell hangs around 6 ft to 8 ft for the first week, but with that wind and a short period of just 7–8 seconds, the waves are gonna be weak and junky. The combined energy stays moderate, between 364 and 718 throughout that first week. There’s no standout here—nothing clean, nothing lined up.

You’d have to wait until around July 18th, the Saturday, to see any real size, with the swell building to 8 ft from the east and a period creepin’ up to 9 seconds. The energy jumps to 1179 by the afternoon (strong wave energy), but again, that cross-shore wind isn’t lettin’ up. The conditions will still be lumpy, though a moderate breeze on the afternoon of the 18th might take the edge off the chop just a fraction. Still, 8 ft with that wind is a bumpy, heavy mess. That’s expert territory only, and not even a good day for it.

Then on July 21st and 22nd, the swell drops right off to 3 ft, but the period stretches out to 14–15 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell, but it’s tiny and the wind is still cross-shore. At a reef and point like Honokohau, that long-period groundswell could give some clean lines if the wind ever turned offshore, but it doesn’t.

Honestly, there’s no window here for a decent paddle surf. The wind never goes offshore or even light—it’s always a fresh or moderate cross-shore. The setup at Honokohau, with these conditions, would actually look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Crowds at Honokohau are often there, but with this outlook, I wouldn’t worry about competition—nobody’s gonna be lining up for this.

So, plain and simple: the next two weeks are a write-off for quality surf. A blank run like this is normal for the area when the trades lock in. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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