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Kona Tiki Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Kona Tiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kona Tiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kona Tiki sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kona Tiki today?
The current surf forecast for Kona Tiki at 9AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kona Tiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 14 | NW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | |
60 | 103 | 104 | 61 | 78 | 131 | 131 | 146 | 144 | 83 | 118 | 109 | 120 | 121 | 162 | 160 | 116 | 113 | 144 | 151 | 103 | 95 | 186 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:28AM0.15m | 7:25PM0.59m | 7:50AM0.15m | 8:18PM0.57m | 9:26AM0.17m | 9:12PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.09m | 11:18AM0.05m | 3:36AM0.08m | 12:08PM0.09m | 4:23AM0.06m | 1:23PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 16 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 31 | 103 | 104 | 30 | 78 | 131 | 131 | 146 | 144 | 83 | 118 | 109 | 120 | 121 | 162 | 160 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 103 | 95 | 186 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 30 | 30 | 61 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 77 | 74 | 99 | 69 | 144 | 151 | 93 | 90 | 93 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 65 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 80 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 87 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 81 | 100 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 | 1 |
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