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Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Dec)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (08 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131212121212111515151514141414131317171613161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3330292828272559585957819976918811176113105100122150104
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.85
6:45PM
0.30
7:12AM
0.78
8:10PM
0.33
7:57AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.06
1:59PM
0.14
11:37PM
0.14
2:48PM
0.14
12:35AM
0.22
3:33PM
0.14
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise---6:46-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset------5:44-------5:45-------5:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323232626252323232323252625242323232324252424
Feels °C (?)262524242726272624252524262726272625252624262526
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