Reef
right
Level 6/10

Honokohau Bay

NW Coast, Maui, USA (HI)
🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips

Honokohau Bay sits just south of Honolua Bay and offers a less crowded alternative when Honolua is maxed out. Solid right reef break with barrel sections that shares the same swell window.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
0
Poor
0.7m
@8s
24km/h
Today
30
0
Poor
0.8m
@8s
26km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
1.1m
@9s
29km/h
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
NE(44°)
Score: 2/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
24km/h
ENE(69°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
24°C
0.1mm27%
Windswell Component
0.6mENE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 23 km/h ENE|PM: 23 km/h ENE
Lighter winds early (23 km/h)
Tide at 7am (0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:50 am
High tide - 0.66m
7:04 am
Low tide - 0.19m
2:00 pm
High tide - 0.84m
8:10 pm
Low tide - 0.39m
Times shown in spot-local time.

📊 Buoy ValidationBuoy Data

SW Hawaii

455 km away

Source: noaa

Forecast Validation
Buoy observed: 0.0m
Forecast error: ±0.7m

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction4/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score9/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (355°)
Direction range
340° - 10°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (120°)
Offshore range
90° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Bottom

Reef

Max wave face

4m+

Board

Shortboard

Consistency

5/10

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Trail access.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Nov-Mar. Just south of Honolua. Less crowded alternative when Honolua is maxed.

Getting There

Airport
OGG
Drive time
45 min
Data quality
community

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