Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)1099141414141313131212121212121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188147106103150195236229219212199190187184180174163157155152149146141102
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
0
SE
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
glassonononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.57
3:21AM
0.72
3:53PM
0.65
3:51AM
0.67
4:31PM
0.71
4:21AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.08
9:04PM
0.11
9:44AM
0.06
9:50PM
0.12
10:06AM
0.04
10:39PM
0.15
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:26
Sunset--6:32-------6:34-------6:34-----
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1121-111111--------12111
Temp. °C262525242424242425252524242424242626252424252425
Feels °C (?)292929262728272727272727272827272828272727282627
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kiholo Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest