Big Island Kona · Big Island · Hawaii
Honokohau Harbor/Beach Surf Report, Big Island Kona, HI
Honokohau Harbor/Beach, Big Island Kona, Hawaii: 1–2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 1 am HST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.1 ft at 13 seconds from the south, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 81°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.2 ft at 4:30 am.
1–2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 1.1 ft · 13 s · Splus 0.7 ft · 11 s · WNW
- Wind
- 4 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 2.0 ft risinghigh 3.2 ft at 4:30 am
- Water
- 81°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 76°F
- Sun
- rise 6:30 amset 5:46 pm
Honokohau Harbor/Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Honokohau Harbor/Beach: 7 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Honokohau Harbor/Beach: 10 am, Fair, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 3.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 2.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (W) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 1.9 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (S) | 1.4 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 12 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 1.5 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
Honokohau Harbor/Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at Honokohau Harbor/Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 20 s
- Lulls
- about 120 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 1% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Honokohau Harbor/Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Honokohau Harbor/Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Honokohau Harbor/Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.1 ft · 13 s · S | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.0 ft · 14 s · S | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 17 s · NW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 6 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.8 ft · 15 s · WNW | calm | 5 mph onshore (W) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 2 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · NNW | calm | 5 mph onshore (W), gusts 10 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 5 s · NNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 5 mph onshore (W) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Honokohau Harbor/Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Honokohau Harbor/Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Honokohau Harbor/Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 3.2 ft at 4:30 am, low 1.0 ft at 11:37 am, high 1.6 ft at 4:14 pm and low 0.7 ft at 9:44 pm. At 1 am the tide is 2.0 ft and rising.
Honokohau Harbor/Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 3.2 ft at 4:30 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:37 amHigh 1.6 ft at 4:14 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:44 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 3.1 ft at 5:05 amLow 1.0 ft at 12:19 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 4:42 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:09 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.0 ft at 5:42 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:12 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 5:21 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:40 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.9 ft at 6:25 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:07 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 6:07 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:15 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.8 ft at 7:10 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:08 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 7:19 pmLow 1.1 ft at 11:54 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.7 ft at 8 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:07 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 9:03 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.3 ft at 12:55 amHigh 2.6 ft at 8:51 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:47 pmHigh 1.6 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.4 ft at 2:29 amHigh 2.5 ft at 9:44 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Honokohau Harbor/Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Honokohau Harbor/Beach is about 81°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 76°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 81°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Honokohau Harbor/Beach
- Pine Trees2.0 mi NW · 2 ft · Poor
- Old Kona Airport2.3 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- Kona Tiki4.3 mi SE · 1 ft · Poor
- Banyans5.7 mi SE · 1 ft · Poor
- Magic Sands6.6 mi SSE · 1 ft · Poor
- Mahai'ula Bay7.5 mi N · 1 ft · Poor
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About Honokohau Harbor/Beach
Honokohau Harbor/Beach is a harbor on the Kona of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing southwest.
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