Surf Forecasts:
Kolekole surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, ENE swell with 361 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kolekole this week:
The surf forecast for Kolekole over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kolekole in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 15s period and expected on Friday (Jun 12) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kolekole over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 353 | 287 | 149 | 164 | 310 | 137 | 156 | 283 | 327 | 291 | 240 | 273 | 273 | 226 | 196 | 169 | 164 | 109 | 86 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:24PM0.84m | 8:18AM0.49m | 8:07PM0.79m | 9:57AM0.57m | 8:54PM0.74m | 11:10AM0.68m | 9:47PM0.69m | 12:05PM0.81m | 10:43PM0.64m | 12:54PM0.92m | 11:40PM0.59m | 1:41PM1.02m | 00:35AM0.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.29m | 2:52AM0.31m | 12:56PM0.38m | 3:32AM0.26m | 2:36PM0.45m | 4:10AM0.21m | 4:29PM0.48m | 4:49AM0.15m | 6:05PM0.47m | 5:29AM0.08m | 7:19PM0.43m | 6:12AM0.03m | 8:20PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 350 | 353 | 287 | 130 | 164 | 152 | 137 | 156 | 283 | 327 | 291 | 240 | 273 | 273 | 226 | 196 | 169 | 164 | 109 | 86 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 82 | 50 | 32 | 149 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 87 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 23 | N 9 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | S 18 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 133 | 127 | 162 | 28 | 44 | 50 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 162 | 0 |
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