Surf-Forecast | Suicides Surf Guide

Lat Long: 19.95° N 155.86° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Suicides sea temperature is

27.5°C

Suicides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Suicides Surf Guide

Suicides in Big Island is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The location means that it never gets crowded.

Suicides Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	27.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Suicides:

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

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Suicides 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 27% of the time in January while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 22% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

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

blown out

51%

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

too small

22%

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

Explore Suicides Location Map

Interactive Suicides 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 Suicides is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Suicides is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 30 km (19 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Suicides Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 23:11 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 02
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Suicides look like?

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Tides at Suicides

Current tide and informaton

For Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay, 5 km from Suicides.

Next High Water: 10:26am | 0.67m

Next Low Water: 03:04am | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Suicides Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (27.5 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Suicides 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*: 27.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite