Kiholo Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what Kiholo Bay is offering for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be honest, it’s a slow stretch. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t pop up until September 10th, so we’re looking at a long, quiet gap from now until then. There’s a little bit of tiny energy showing on the 6th, but with onshore winds and poor conditions overall, don’t bother. This break is a beach and point setup (Big Island), and it’s consistently flat when the swell is this small.

Water temps are about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

The standout in this 16-day window is the brief window on Thursday, September 10th. We’ve got a tiny pulse of swell from the W, around 2 ft to 2 ft. It’s not going to blow your mind size-wise, but the key here is the wind. We’re looking at glassy conditions and light breezes both morning and afternoon. That’s rare and very welcome. The combined swell energy is weak (75 to 76), so it’ll be small and weak, but glassy and clean. For a log or a longboard, that’s the pick of the fortnight. Crowds are listed as "sometimes", so you might see a few others out.

Before that, the 9th of September has a little more push (3 ft from WSW with a 12-second period and moderate energy of 224), but the wind is turning cross-shore and picking up, so it won’t be as clean. If you’re a beginner, anything over 5 ft is a handful; here we stay well under that, so the 10th is the safest bet for everyone.

After the 10th, it drops back into the doldrums. A few small pulses of SW groundswell (very long period around 15-18 seconds) on the 11th and 13th, but the wave heights are tiny and conditions are mixed with onshore or cross-onshore winds. That very long-period energy is best for reef or point setups, but with hardly any height, it won’t do much. The 16th shows another long-period blip from the SW, but again, it’s onshore wind and too small to get excited about.

So, bottom line: wait for September 10th, when Kiholo Bay turns into a glassy little pond. It’s the only real opportunity for a clean session. The rest is either flat or too messy to bother.

Rusty.

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