Should I boat at Kona / Honokohau Harbor, HI today?

Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Kona / Honokohau Harbor, HI on Hawaii, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.

Conditions right now

CAUTION as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind N 8 kt, gusts 9 kt; waves about 4 ft every 11 s. Boatable with care: expect chop or building wind. Small boats should think twice.

From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.

About Kona / Honokohau Harbor, HI

  • Water: Hawaii
  • Location: 19.670, -156.030
  • NWS marine forecast zone: PHZ123
  • Live observations: NDBC KWHH1

How the wind direction plays here

  • Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
  • Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE
  • Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW

Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.

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