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Kiholo Bay Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kiholo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 6 | NW 12 | |
63 | 87 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:06PM0.65m | 10:58AM0.31m | 10:02PM0.63m | 11:59AM0.40m | 10:55PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.21m | 12:42PM0.23m | 5:14AM0.18m | 2:24PM0.28m | 5:41AM0.15m | 4:22PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 5 | NNW 11 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 10 |
 kJ | 63 | 87 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 5 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 8 | S 16 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NE 5 | N 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | WNW 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 11 | WNW 12 | NNW 10 | NE 5 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 14 | N 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 10 | WNW 12 | NNW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 39 | 45 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 37 | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 90 | 14 | 90 | 94 | 111 | 99 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 94 | 94 | 14 | 22 |
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