Bay Front Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Bay Front in Big Island is a quite exposed reef break. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the south. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. A reef breaks left. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of urchins, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Bay Front Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bay Front:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hilo Breakwall	1 mi
Second closest break	Blonde Reef	2 mi
Third closest break	Chocks	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Honolii Beach Park	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Tombstones	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bay Front:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	255 mi
Second closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	271 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	275 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	367 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	530 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bay Front:
Closest tide station	Hilo, Hilo Bay, Kunio Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Hilo, Hilo Bay, Hawaii	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kawaihae, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	53 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kawaihae, Hawaii Island, Hawaii (sub)	53 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bay Front:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2442 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2443 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2450 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2458 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	2460 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bay Front:
Closest city location	Hilo (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Wainaku (United States)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Hilo Airport - Hawaii (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Papa'ikou (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kea'au (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bay Front is Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bay Front is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 49 km (30 miles) away.
• Third is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Bay Front and is 101 km (63 miles) away.