Pine Trees Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Big Island, USA)

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Pine Trees Surf Guide

Pine Trees in Big Island is a quite exposed reef break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Right and better left hand reef breaks.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for urchins, rips, rocks and locals.

Pine Trees Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	very consistent	25.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pine Trees:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pine Trees occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pine Trees (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pine Trees with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 24% of the time in January while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 56% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

24%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

56%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Pine Trees surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pine Trees is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pine Trees is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 51 km (32 miles) away.

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Pine Trees Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 02:30 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross	cross- on

What does Pine Trees look like?

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Tides at Pine Trees

Current tide and informaton

For Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, 6 km from Pine Trees.

Next High Water: 05:30am | 0.16m

Next Low Water: 10:40am | 0.02m

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Pine Trees Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (25.9 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Pine Trees won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 25.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Pine Trees

Surf stats for Pine Trees, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Pine Trees

Wind stats for Pine Trees, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Pine Trees Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 8 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.4
Consistency of Surf:3.9
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.2
Crowds:3.2
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

F1 from United States

“Fun place to surf, if you surf the far south break its more friendly for tourist, new comers, and beginners.
If you surf the breaks north show some respect because there are more advanced local surfers and we get thirsty for waves when they arrive.”

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