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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
Today
15
0
Poor
1.0m
@14s
22km/h
Mon
16
0
Poor
0.8m
@12s
8km/h
Tue
17
37
Poor
1.0m
@15s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.0m
W(265°)
Score: 3/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
22km/h
SSW(196°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm92%
Windswell Component
0.5mSSW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.7mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:04 am
High tide - 1.01m
8:06 am
Low tide - 0.45m
1:00 pm
High tide - 0.65m
6:30 pm
Low tide - 0.38m
Times shown in spot-local time.

📊 Buoy ValidationBuoy Data

SW Hawaii

455 km away

Source: noaa

Forecast Validation
Buoy observed: 0.0m
Forecast error: ±1.0m

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score29/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness👥 Spring Break

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°
Best window
morning

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

👥 Spring Break (Mar 14 – Mar 22) — expect extra crowds

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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