Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)141515161615141414141414141313131313161613151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132121118236239209261203203261257243181176173171168125132147130109167167
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
S
0
SW
0
N
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glassglasscrossglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.79
7:20AM
0.25
8:47PM
0.74
9:40AM
0.26
10:00PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.07
3:47AM
0.21
12:27PM
0.13
5:08AM
0.18
1:47PM
0.20
5:57AM
0.16
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:00-------5:58
Sunset--6:43-------6:44-------6:44-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252525252424242526262625252424242627262524242324
Feels °C (?)272828292827282928292929292828272829272726262425
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