Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 4AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kiholo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | NNE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:25AM0.59m | 5:55PM0.57m | 7:15AM0.60m | 6:17PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.08m | 12:11PM0.25m | 00:27AM0.10m | 1:12PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 11 |
35 | 35 | 367 | 133 | 132 | 112 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 8 |
10 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
16 | 15 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
754 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 14 | 459 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 94 | 99 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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