Kiholo Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. Rusty here.

First up, straight talk: this is not our finest moment. The forecast for Kiholo Bay over the next two weeks is a real mixed bag of tiny, weak, and messy. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions with barely a ripple, so don't get your hopes up for anything epic. The water temp is sitting at 81°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, no big surprises there.

The first real glimmer of anything surfable doesn't show until Wednesday the 26th. The morning of the 26th, we’ve got a clean, glassy start with a 2ft SW swell pushing through at 11 seconds. The energy is moderate (121) but the waves are just "surfable" and nothing to write home about. By the afternoon, that onshore wind kicks up and ruins it. Thursday the 27th offers another brief window in the afternoon with glassy conditions and a similar 2ft WSW swell (99 energy), but again, it’s just ordinary.

Friday the 28th might be your best bet across the whole outlook. The morning is glassy with a 2ft WSW swell (88 energy) and the afternoon stays glassy with the same size swell (91 energy). It’s small, but it’s clean. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s the time to go. After that, it’s back to tiny, weak, and mostly onshore junk through the end of the month and into September 1st.

For the standout here, it’s got to be the Friday the 28th session at Kiholo Bay. A 2ft swell from the WSW, clean and glassy both morning and afternoon. It’s nothing massive, but when the rest of the forecast is flat or blown out, that’s the one to aim for. Just know the crowds can show up at Kiholo Bay sometimes, so don’t expect to have it all to yourself.

A bit of a warning: for beginners, this whole period is pretty underwhelming. Nothing gets over 3ft, so it’s all small fry stuff. On Wednesday the 2nd of September, the afternoon swell jumps to 3ft from the SW with a solid energy reading of 173 (moderate), but the onshore wind will have it chopped. That might be more of a kite surfing kind of day than a clean paddle session.

So, to sum it up: there’s a long dry spell before we get anything, and even then, it’s just small, clean windows. Friday the 28th is your best shot. Don’t expect much else.

Rusty.

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