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Kiholo Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 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
26.0° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kiholo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kiholo Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141313131313131312121212121212171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242720632496529463384352309253219172164128103997257384889238376349
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		crossoncrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.30
1:43AM
0.72
12:56PM
0.29
2:20AM
0.77
1:48PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.28
5:40PM
0.13
9:24AM
0.24
6:31PM
0.10
9:49AM
0.20
7:17PM
0.07
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-7:01-------7:01-------7:01------
Sunset----6:02-------6:04-------6:05---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------121---
Temp. °C232325252424232323232525252424232323242223232222
Feels °C (?)232327262627262625252726242423222222242222222121
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