Honolii Beach Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Sunday the 26th of July, but even then, it’s a real struggle. The overall pattern is pretty grim, with a lot of onshore and cross-onshore winds messing up the surface. The water is sitting at 80°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no complaints there.

The only spot on the radar is Honolii Beach Park. It’s a river mouth, which means it can handle certain swells, but over this 16-day run, it’s mostly a write-off.

Sunday morning, July 26th is the only window that’s even worth a look. We’ve got a 4ft swell pushing in from the East with a period of 14 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and combined energy is moderate at 863. The wind is a light onshore breeze from the NE at 6 mph, which is about as good as it’s gonna get for this place in this forecast. The tide might be a bit tricky, and the call is "marginal," but if you’re desperate for a paddle, this is your shot. After that, it gets ugly.

Monday July 27th through Thursday July 30th, the swell jumps up, but the wind turns nasty. You’ll see chest-to-head high waves (6ft to 10ft), with that 10ft on Tuesday morning packing a serious punch with combined energy of 3044. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the N and NE, chopping everything to bits. It’s a mess. The 10ft is well over 8ft, so that’s expert-only territory anyway, and with the wind like that, it’s more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle-in session.

Friday July 31st through Sunday August 2nd, the swell drops back to the 6ft to 8ft range, but the wind sticks to onshore or cross-onshore. The period also drops to a short 8 seconds, so the waves are gonna be weak and lumpy. No good.

Then we hit a real gap. From Monday August 3rd all the way through to Monday August 10th, the forecast is just a flat, wind-affected mess. Swell sizes drop below 5ft, periods get short, and the combined energy is weak (under 650). The wind is still cross-onshore most days. There’s absolutely nothing to recommend.

So, the standout, if you can call it that, is that Sunday morning, July 26th at Honolii Beach Park. It’s the only time the stars align even slightly. The swell direction is East, which is the optimum for this break, and the wind is light. It’s a beginner-friendly break, but it gets crowded often, so expect company. For the rest of the run, you’re better off taking the boards off the roof and waiting for the forecasts to change.

Rusty.

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