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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 pm Saturday 16 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
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 Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 14 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NE 7 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:35AM0.35m | 4:45PM0.94m | 4:23AM0.31m | 5:34PM0.92m | 5:16AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.15m | 9:15AM-0.03m | 00:02AM0.15m | 9:56AM-0.01m | 1:02AM0.15m | 10:40AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 49 | 44 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 51 | 23 | 67 | 67 | 30 | 77 | 86 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 73 | 75 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 14 | NE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 59 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 3 | N 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 45 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 43 | 90 | 94 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 90 | 27 | 22 | 99 | 4 | 99 | 99 | 90 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 99 | 99 |
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