Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kiholo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 22 | N 20 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 200 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 181 | 136 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 148 | 208 | 361 | 408 | 390 | 260 | 186 | 113 | 109 | 99 | 56 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30AM0.78m | 5:00PM0.30m | 6:11AM0.74m | 5:42PM0.28m | 6:55AM0.70m | 6:49PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.21m | 10:25PM0.10m | 1:55PM0.22m | 10:56PM0.14m | 3:00PM0.22m | 11:31PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 18 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 269 | 200 | 206 | 427 | 181 | 181 | 136 | 103 | 387 | 319 | 168 | 159 | 161 | 159 | 165 | 218 | 218 | 408 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 38 | 78 | 99 | 56 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 12 | SW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 22 | N 20 | N 19 | NW 13 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 10 | N 15 | N 8 | N 16 | N 22 |
| kJ | 175 | 165 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 181 | 100 | 7 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 148 | 208 | 361 | 25 | 390 | 260 | 186 | 65 | 109 | 12 | 21 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 18 | N 24 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 15 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | N 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 113 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 65 | 47 | 30 | — | — | — | 161 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 58 | 113 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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