Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kiholo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | NNE 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 59 | 74 | 68 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM0.72m | 1:33AM0.32m | 2:12PM0.75m | 2:09AM0.36m | 2:42PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.15m | 9:01PM0.19m | 6:48AM0.12m | 9:18PM0.17m | 7:33AM0.09m | 9:36PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 |
44 | 59 | 74 | 63 | 73 | 63 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
33 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 44 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WSW 9 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | S 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | W 11 |
37 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
— | 40 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 99 | 136 | 90 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 99 | 111 | 111 | 14 | 14 |
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