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Honowae

Maui County, Hawaii, United States20.929, -156.990Beach break · faces NW (309°)
Spot guide

Honowae is an NW-facing beach break in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from SW to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 73% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SE: light winds or SE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NW onshores chop it up.

Break
Beach
Faces
NW (309°)
Best swell
W to WNW (269°–286°), 9 s or longer
Best wind
E to S offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
3–6 ft at the beach
Swell window
SW to WNW (224.5° to 286.5°)
Offshore wind
SE
Tide
NOAA station 1614465
Wave buoy
Pauwela, Maui, HI (187) · 60 km away
Cams
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