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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
Today
30
15
Poor
2.4m
@14s
27km/h
Tue
31
33
Poor
2.5m
@14s
24km/h
Wed
1
25
Poor
2.2m
@13s
21km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.4m
NNE(16°)
Score: 0/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
27km/h
NE(38°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
24°C
0.0mm90%
Windswell Component
0.8mNE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 22 km/h NNE|PM: 28 km/h NE
22 km/h vs 28 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:12 am
High tide - 0.84m
7:40 am
Low tide - 0.28m
1:40 pm
High tide - 0.71m
7:20 pm
Low tide - 0.31m
Times shown in spot-local time.

📊 Buoy ValidationBuoy Data

SW Hawaii

455 km away

Source: noaa

Forecast Validation
Buoy observed: 0.0m
Forecast error: ±2.4m

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score38/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score23/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15

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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