Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 27 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 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)121216151416171817171615151414131317181716161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242783112152131304318315300263184167118985957116121202334402493584
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.32
12:42AM
0.77
11:44AM
0.28
1:36AM
0.83
1:12PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.31
4:24PM
0.09
8:39AM
0.24
5:36PM
0.07
9:13AM
0.19
6:42PM
0.04
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-7:00-------7:00-------6:58------
Sunset----6:12-------6:13-------6:13---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232325252524242423232525242423232323252524242424
Feels °C (?)272627272828282826252727272726262626272727282827
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