Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
41
41
35
34
75
53
29
28
27
27
26
23
23
23
23
22
21
12
12
12
12
12
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
S
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:37AM0.39m
4:32PM0.80m
4:07AM0.36m
5:08PM0.79m
4:37AM0.32m
5:46PM0.76m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.06m
11:34PM0.19m
9:43AM0.07m
00:20AM0.20m
10:10AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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6:46
6:46
6:47
Temp °C
24
24
24
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
24
26
27
26
25
25
26
25
26
28
27
28
28
27
28
26
25
28
29
29
27
25
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
91
93
91
84
79
79
67
71
71
59
46
12
22
29
41
14
8
34
35
24
28
22
25
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NE
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
13
Energy kJ
14
41
41
35
34
75
53
29
28
27
27
20
19
15
23
23
20
20
18
5
12
5
12
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
43
22
21
21
14
20
20
23
18
18
25
26
23
23
6
20
22
21
12
12
17
12
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
Energy kJ
23
17
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
27
14
14
94
94
4
14
14
22
22
27
94
94
43
22
14
14
14
26
94
94
94
43
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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