Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 HST
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Kiholo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kiholo Bay sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Kiholo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131918121212181812121111161514141414141313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5457544947474949794666426258538180115736968585733
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.52
5:57PM
0.77
5:23AM
0.44
6:49PM
0.76
5:54AM
0.37
7:52PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.18
10:58AM
0.03
12:31AM
0.23
11:27AM
0.04
1:47AM
0.27
12:02PM
0.07
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset------6:34-------6:35-------6:35-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1--1211355-1--1122221
Temp. °C262525252727262524242423232524242423232324232323
Feels °C (?)272626262828282728272724242726272726262626252525
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