Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 23 Jan 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212111111111111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2222191491471451421039996815555555453333030302323333247
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
0
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassonononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
0.67
7:41PM
0.52
6:51AM
0.59
8:53PM
0.56
7:21AM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.22
1:16PM
0.10
12:59AM
0.30
1:48PM
0.10
2:30AM
0.37
2:27PM
0.09
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---7:00-------7:00-------7:00----
Sunset------6:09-------6:09-------6:10-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C232323232425252423232323252525232323232425252523
Feels °C (?)252525262525262625252525272526252525252626262725
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