Honolii Beach Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. I’m focusing on just the one spot that’s shown up on the radar, so let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you. The opening days are pretty grim. We’re looking at a long dry spell before anything really works. The first record shows Thursday morning the 23rd with 4ft of east swell at 11 seconds, and the combined wave energy is moderate (430). But the call is marginal, and the wind is blowing onshore from the northeast at just 6 mph, which is a light breeze but still on it. That’s not the kind of clean face you want to drop into. For the next several days, through the 24th, 25th, 26th, and right up to the end of the month, it’s a whole lot of poor conditions. The wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, often with rain showers, and the wave state is either unknown or choppy. The swell comes in at different sizes, but it’s never got the right wind to clean it up. You’d be battling the chop more than riding the wave. This is a proper stretch of nothing much.

Now, we finally see a bit of a change as we move into August. Saturday the 1st shows morning swell pushing up to 7ft from the east (8 seconds). The energy jumps up to 1025, which is strong. But it’s still an onshore wind from the northeast at 9 mph. The call is marginal again, and it’s not clean. That’s a lot of energy (1025) but the wind will ruin it. A bit too much size at 7ft for the beginners, but the wind is the real killer here. The next day, Sunday the 2nd, is the closest we get to anything worthwhile in this whole outlook. The morning shows 7ft from the east-northeast at 9 seconds, with the wind dropping to 9 mph from the northeast, but still onshore. Again, a marginal call. But the afternoon of Sunday the 2nd gets a score of 2 out of 10—the highest rating in the whole run. The swell is 6ft from east-northeast (9 seconds), energy is strong at 896, and the wind backs off to a light breeze from the northeast at 6 mph, still onshore, but lighter. On top of that, the sky clears. For this area, that Sunday afternoon is the best you’re gonna get. It’s still not perfect because the onshore wind is there, but the lighter breeze and the solid 6ft east-northeast swell (9 seconds) will give you some fun, lumpy waves. It’s a river mouth break, so the shorter period (9 seconds) is actually fine for it; it’ll keep the peaks moving. It’s very consistent, so you won’t be waiting long between sets. But be warned: the crowd profile says “often,” so expect company. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing crazy.

Looking further out, Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th have some solid groundswell potential with long periods of 16 and 14 seconds, and moderate to strong energy (1148 and 753), but the swell drops back to 4ft. The wind is a light onshore or light cross-onshore breeze. The wave quality is still only marginal. The longer period at 16 seconds might make the river mouth break a bit straight, but it could offer some clean, lined-up runners if the wind holds light. Keep an eye on that Monday morning. After that, the size drops right off heading into the 6th and 7th, with weak energy and poor surf.

So the big picture: don’t get your hopes up for the next 10 days. There’s a solid gap of poor surf with nothing recommended. The only standout window is Sunday afternoon, August 2nd, at Honolii Beach Park. That’s your best bet for a session with some push (6ft east-northeast) and the lightest wind of the whole run. It’s not perfect, but it’s the pick of a pretty lean crop. The rest is onshore junk or too small.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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