Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 29 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (29 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (29 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thu
01
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111116151515151414161515141414131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107986866656510099138126123123167158105256316284276269247236247269
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.40
12:56AM
0.77
11:46AM
0.34
1:45AM
0.85
1:01PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.35
5:08PM
0.05
8:11AM
0.28
5:58PM
0.03
9:07AM
0.21
6:49PM
0.00
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thu
01
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:58------
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:54---
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clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232425252424242323232525252323232223252524232322
Feels °C (?)262626272727272625252626262425252324262626262523
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