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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	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Waipio Valley HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Waimanu Bay HAW - Big Island	Halape HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Kohala Lighthouse HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island
Rating	2	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	1	3	3	2	4	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 WNW	1.3 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 N	1.4 NW	1.5 N	1.4 N	1.3 N	1.1 N	1.5 E	0.7 NW	1.7 E	2.1 E	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.0 NW	0.6 NW	1.4 ESE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	16	15	15	13	13	12	12	12	7	16	8	7	13	18	16	8	8	19	16	8
Energy(?)	142	713	3321	1484	1415	879	759	686	652	601	697	612	555	841	44	118	838	677	261	1014	314	333
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:40PM 0.47		2:31AM 0.83			3:41AM 0.76		3:07PM 0.47	4:02AM 0.85		3:48PM 0.35	4:32AM 0.86		4:19PM 0.53	4:55AM 1.00	5:01AM 0.84	5:08PM 0.41	4:58AM 0.86		4:53PM 0.48		5:26AM 0.81
Low Tide / height (m)	8:58AM 0.39	6:50PM 0.11		10:14AM 0.18	7:48PM 0.07	8:10PM -0.02	10:39AM 0.06		8:39PM 0.03	11:06AM 0.14		9:16PM 0.03	11:32AM 0.13		9:58PM 0.05	11:58AM 0.12		10:00PM -0.04	11:35AM 0.12		11:13PM 0.15	12:06PM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	24	23	22	21	22	21	21	21	22	23	21	23	24	23	25	24	23	24	25	24	26
Low °C	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	21	20	21	22	21	21	24	22	23	24	23	22	25	24	24
Chill °C (?)	25	24	23	22	21	22	21	21	21	22	23	21	23	24	23	25	24	23	24	25	24	26
Sunrise	7:01	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56
Sunset	-	6:05	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.3 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	0.5 E	1.4 NW	1.5 N	1.4 N	1.3 N	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.7 E	0.9 NW	0.5 NE	0.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 E	1.5 ESE	1.0 NW	1.1 E	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	16	15	8	13	13	12	12	7	7	8	8	14	6	18	16	8	8	13	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.4 NW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.1 SE	0.5 NNW	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.3 E	1.1 N	1.0 N	0.8 N	0.6 N	0.4 N	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 SSE	0.7 NW	0.2 S	1.0 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	13	18	12	12	10	14	7	7	7	12	11	10	11	11	13	12	6	14	12	19	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 NW	1.0 NNE	1.5 E	1.8 N	0.9 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 E	-	-	-	1.6 ESE	-	0.9 SSE	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	5	7	15	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	8	-	5	-	-

	Wed	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Kapoho Bay HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island
Rating	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.9 ESE	0.9 WNW	0.9 ESE	0.6 NW	0.8 NW	1.2 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 N	1.6 N	1.6 N	1.1 NW	1.5 N
Period(s) (?)	13	13	8	12	8	12	12	12	14	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13
Energy(?)	558	665	202	267	122	158	275	518	1965	3321	3112	1125	2222	1352	1125	1398	1174	1109	1092	1078	646	713
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:53AM 0.92									2:56AM 0.80				2:30PM 0.45				3:02AM 0.86
Low Tide / height (m)					9:03AM 0.34			7:29PM 0.10					10:14AM 0.18				8:01PM 0.05				10:40AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	23	24	25	22	24	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	20	19	20	23	21
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	24	25	22	24	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	20	19	20	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.9 ESE	0.9 WNW	0.9 ESE	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	1.2 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 N	1.6 N	1.6 N	1.1 NW	1.5 N
Period (s)	13	13	8	12	8	7	7	12	14	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SE	0.9 ESE	0.4 NNW	0.3 SSE	0.6 NNW	0.6 NW	0.8 NW	0.9 ESE	1.0 NW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	1.0 NNE	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 NNE	1.0 E
Period (s)	5	8	12	7	14	12	12	8	17	12	12	12	6	15	10	14	13	8	8	8	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.2 SE	0.9 S	-	0.7 S	-	-	1.0 E	1.7 NNW	1.0 NNE	1.3 NNE	-	-	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.1 N	1.0 N	-	1.0 E	1.0 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	5	8	4	-	4	-	-	8	7	5	6	-	-	7	7	6	6	-	7	7	-	-

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	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Kapoho Bay HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Banyans HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island
Rating	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 NNW	1.2 NNW	0.9 ESE	1.1 NW	0.9 ESE	0.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.1 NW	1.2 NW	0.8 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.3 NW	0.7 NNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	8	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	12	13
Energy(?)	576	627	284	344	139	106	167	195	282	282	271	127	282	161	161	367	450	90	87	87	713	220
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							2:10AM 0.67
Low Tide / height (m)														9:21AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	24	23	24	23	24	24	23	24	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	24	22	22	22	24	22
Chill °C (?)	24	24	23	24	23	24	24	23	24	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	24	22	22	22	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NNW	1.2 NNW	0.9 ESE	1.1 NW	0.9 ESE	0.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 ESE	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 NW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 NW	1.2 NW	0.8 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.3 NW	0.7 E
Period (s)	13	13	8	12	8	12	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	12	12	8	8	8	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.8 SE	0.6 NNW	0.2 S	0.8 NNW	0.3 N	0.2 S	0.8 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.4 NW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	8	5	13	13	12	11	13	12	12	12	7	13	7	12	12	7	7	13	13	13	18	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.3 SSW	-	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.8 N	1.0 N	1.1 N	1.4 NW	1.2 N
Period (s)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	-	7	7	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	4	4	4	6	5

Big Island Surf Breaks

Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay

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James Kealoha Beach Park

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Old Kona Airport State Park

beach and reef

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Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls

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Waimanu Bay

beach and reef

Waipio Bay

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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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