Big Island Surf

Detailed Big Island surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Big Island. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Big Island. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Big Island over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Big Island and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Big Island Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Big Island Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Big Island coastline are also listed below.

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	Wed	Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay HAW - Big Island	Honokohau Harbour HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island	Honokane Bay HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Waimanu Bay HAW - Big Island
Rating	2	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NNE	0.1 SW	0.9 NNE	1.5 NE	0.3 S	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	0.3 SW	1.1 NE	0.3 SSW	0.8 NE	0.7 ESE	1.1 NE	0.6 SSW	0.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 NW	0.8 ENE	0.9 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	13	9	9	12	8	8	8	18	7	18	7	9	6	16	14	15	16	6	14	16	13
Energy(?)	470	7	252	342	41	261	169	332	105	158	121	104	190	131	263	59	282	88	84	665	641	409
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	3:41AM 0.56		3:46PM 0.74	3:19AM 0.55		4:57PM 0.75	3:41AM 0.49		5:29PM 0.74		5:02AM 0.40	6:18PM 0.57			6:22PM 0.65		6:24AM 0.18	7:24PM 0.60				9:01PM 0.63
Low Tide / height (m)	10:03PM 0.16	9:49AM 0.06		9:53PM 0.12	9:20AM 0.09		10:33PM 0.16	10:24AM 0.08		12:17AM 0.22	10:50AM 0.09		1:38AM 0.14	10:27AM 0.15		3:00AM 0.14	11:56AM 0.05			11:25AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	23	23	21	23	22	21	22	24	22	24	23	22	23	24	24	24	24	23	25	26	25
Low °C	21	21	23	21	22	21	21	22	24	21	23	23	22	22	24	23	23	24	23	25	26	24
Chill °C (?)	21	23	23	21	23	22	21	22	24	22	24	23	22	23	24	24	24	24	23	25	26	25
Sunrise	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:38	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.5 NE	0.3 S	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	0.9 NNE	0.3 SSW	1.1 NE	0.3 SW	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	1.1 NE	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	12	8	8	8	11	7	16	7	7	6	16	19	15	17	6	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SE	0.2 SSW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.7 ENE	0.3 SW	0.4 SE	0.3 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 SE	0.4 NNE	0.3 NW	0.4 S	0.4 NW	0.3 NNE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E
Period (s)	10	13	14	10	10	10	10	8	15	9	18	7	9	9	6	13	19	16	8	16	16	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 NNE	-	0.2 NNW	-	-	1.2 NE	-	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	9	-	4	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-

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	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Kahalu'u HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay HAW - Big Island	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Honokohau Harbour HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island
Rating	0	2	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 SW	1.3 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.3 S	1.5 NNE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.4 S	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	0.3 S	0.3 SW	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	10	10	10	10	15	10	13	13	9	9	9	13	8	8	12	16	8	8	8	11	20
Energy(?)	8	347	565	564	524	80	421	7	7	149	141	129	69	312	216	60	76	243	229	224	106	83
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	3:51PM 0.70				2:49AM 0.78				4:23PM 0.74				4:05AM 0.35				4:58PM 0.57				4:34AM 0.30
Low Tide / height (m)			9:14PM 0.08				9:10AM -0.09				10:48PM 0.17				9:32AM -0.09				10:20PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	22	23	23	22	21	21	22	23
Chill °C (?)	24	23	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	22	23	23	22	21	21	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15
Sunset	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.3 S	1.5 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	1.0 NNE	0.4 S	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	15	10	9	9	9	9	6	13	8	8	12	12	8	8	8	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.3 S	0.4 SE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 NNE	0.2 S	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	11	10	10	10	11	10	13	13	13	13	9	10	10	10	10	16	10	10	10	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 W	-	-	-	0.2 W	-	-	-	0.5 N	-	0.2 S	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	4	-	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-

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	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Kahalu'u HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay HAW - Big Island	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Honokohau Harbour HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island
Rating	0	2	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	1.0 NNE	1.8 NNE	1.8 NNE	1.7 NNE	0.3 SSW	1.7 NNE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.3 S	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.3 S	0.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	14	14	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	15	10	10	10	15	13
Energy(?)	2	291	701	700	666	62	516	7	7	182	182	148	39	524	470	45	70	567	546	546	77	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		3:56PM 0.71
Low Tide / height (m)									10:03PM 0.16										9:00AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	24	22	22	21	23	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23
Chill °C (?)	25	24	22	22	21	23	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.8 NNE	1.8 NNE	1.7 NNE	0.3 SSW	1.7 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.3 S	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	10	6	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	15	10	10	10	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	1.0 NNE	0.4 SE	0.4 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.2 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.7 ESE	0.4 SE	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.4 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	14	11	10	10	10	14	10	14	14	11	11	11	15	10	10	15	11	10	10	10	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	-	-	-	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.9 NNE	0.4 NW	-	-	-	0.2 W	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	3	5	3	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	2	2

Big Island Surf Breaks

Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay

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beach

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river

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sandbar

point

beach and reef

reef

river

beach and reef

reef

James Kealoha Beach Park

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beach and reef

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beach and point

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river

reef

beach

reef and point

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beach

beach

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Old Kona Airport State Park

beach and reef

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beach and reef

beach

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point

Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls

reef

Waimanu Bay

beach and reef

Waipio Bay

beach

Waipio Valley

river

The Big Island is the southern most island in the Hawaiian chain and because of this gets swell from just about every direction. The scenery can be as nice as coconut lined white or black sand beaches and as stark as being completely surrounded by the backbone of the island...old lava. Shallow reef breaks are usually a requirement for good surf but there are a few deep water breaks and even fewer beach breaks. Winter is the season on our island with large swells from the north and west. Look for the occasional large southern swell in the summer and if you want the most consistent surf on island check out the Hilo side of Hawaii.....Erik

Kona is reefy and rocky with crystal clear warm water. SW swells in the summer WNW in the winter. If no surf on this side... head to Hilo... a short 2 hour drive.....Logan

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