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Big Island Surf Report

Big Island (Kona, Hilo, Kohala) surf at 6 am HST on Tuesday, Nov 10: 0–6 ft faces (0–3 ft Hawaiian scale) across 30 spots. Best right now: Richardsons, 5–6 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale) and Epic, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind. Water is 80–82°F; a rashguard is enough.

Updated 6 am HST, Tue, Nov 10 · Forecasts update four times a day.

Surf now: 0–6 ft faces
Best now: RichardsonsEpic
Water: 80–82°F

30 spots right now: 1 Epic · 4 Good · 3 Fair · 1 Poor to Fair · 21 Poor

Hawi Kapaau Honokaa Kawaihae Puako Waikoloa Hilo Kailua-Kona

30 spots by rating at 6 am HST. Tap a town to jump to its spots.

Big Island surf by town

Bars show the next 10 days at midday: height is the biggest surf in the town, colour is its best rating. Every bar on this page uses the same scale, with full height at 20 ft (wave faces).

Hawi
1 spot · 3 ft faces (1–2 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Coast Guard Poor
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Poor, up to 5 ft
Kapaau
2 spots · 3–5 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Pololu Valley Poor
Best day: Sun, Nov 15, Poor, up to 5 ft
Honokaa
2 spots · 3–6 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Waipio Bay Good
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Poor, up to 7 ft
Kawaihae
2 spots · 1 ft faces (0–1 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Hapuna Poor
Best day: Fri, Nov 13, Poor, up to 2 ft
Puako
1 spot · 1 ft faces (0 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Suicides Poor
Best day: Sun, Nov 15, Poor, up to 2 ft
Waikoloa
2 spots · 0–1 ft faces (0 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Kiholo Bay Poor
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Poor to Fair, up to 2 ft
Hilo
5 spots · 1–6 ft faces (1–3 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Richardsons Epic
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Great, up to 6 ft
Kailua-Kona
10 spots · 1–3 ft faces (1–2 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Makalawena Good
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Fair, up to 3 ft

More towns: Hakalau · Honomu · Papaikou · Captain Cook · Pahoa

Best surf in Big Island right now

RichardsonsEpic5–6 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale) · 6 mph cross-shore (WSW)
MakalawenaGood3 ft faces (1–2 ft Hawaiian scale) · 3 mph cross-shore (NE)
KolekoleGood5–6 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale) · 7 mph cross-shore (S)
Waipio BayGood5–6 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale) · 9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 17
PohoikiGood4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale) · 10 mph cross-shore (NNE)

Bar length is the top of each spot's height range now.

Big Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days

The biggest and best-rated Big Island spots for each of the next 7 days, at midday; heights are wave faces.
Day	Biggest surf	Where	Best-rated spot
Today	5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale)	Richardsons	Richardsons Good
Tomorrow	4–5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale)	Papaikou Mill	Kahalu'u Poor to Fair
Thu, Nov 12	6–7 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale)	Waipio Bay	Richardsons Good
Fri, Nov 13	5–6 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale)	Papaikou Mill	Richardsons Good
Sat, Nov 14	6–7 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale)	Richardsons	Richardsons Good
Sun, Nov 15	6–7 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale)	Waipio Bay	Richardsons Good
Mon, Nov 16	6–7 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale)	Waipio Bay	Richardsons Great
Nov 20–25	Days 11–16 are in the Current app with a subscription

All 30 Big Island spots today

Every Big Island spot by town, north to south, with the rating and surf now and the next 10 days at midday. Bar height is the top of the surf range, on one scale for the whole table (full height 20 ft). Heights are wave faces; Hawaiian scale is about half the face height.
Spot and wind	Now (face)	Next 10 days+6 days in the app
Hawi Hawi surf report
Coast Guard19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27	Poor3 ft1–2 ft Hawaiian
Kapaau Kapaau surf report
Pololu Valley14 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 23	Poor4–5 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Kapaniah15 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 24	Poor3–4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Honokaa Honokaa surf report
Waipio Bay9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 17	Good5–6 ft3 ft Hawaiian
Waimanu Bay11 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 19	Fair3–4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Kawaihae Kawaihae surf report
Hapuna11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 19	Poor1 ft0–1 ft Hawaiian
Spencer Beach Park11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 18	Poor1 ft0 ft Hawaiian
Puako Puako surf report
Suicides9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17	Poor1 ft0 ft Hawaiian
Hakalau Hakalau surf report
Hakalau7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 12	Poor4–5 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Waikoloa Waikoloa surf report
Kiholo Bay6 mph cross-shore (ENE)	Poor1 ft0 ft Hawaiian
Anaehoomalu Bay9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 15	Poor0–1 ft0 ft Hawaiian
Honomu Honomu surf report
Kolekole7 mph cross-shore (S)	Good5–6 ft2–3 ft Hawaiian
Papaikou Papaikou surf report
Papaikou Mill5 mph offshore (WSW)	Fair4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Hilo Hilo surf report
Richardsons6 mph cross-shore (WSW)	Epic5–6 ft3 ft Hawaiian
Hilo Breakwall5 mph cross-shore (WSW)	Poor4–5 ft2–3 ft Hawaiian
Honoli'i5 mph offshore (W)	Poor4–5 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Chocks6 mph cross-shore (WSW)	Poor3–4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Bay Front5 mph cross-shore (WSW)	Poor1 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Kailua-Kona Kailua-Kona surf report
Makalawena3 mph cross-shore (NE)	Good3 ft1–2 ft Hawaiian
Kahalu'ucalm	Fair1–2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Kua Bay4 mph cross-shore (ENE)	Poor to Fair2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Pine Treescalm	Poor2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Old Kona Airportcalm	Poor2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Banyanscalm	Poor1–2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Honokohau Harbor/Beachcalm	Poor1–2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Mahai'ula Baycalm	Poor1–2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Kona Tikicalm	Poor1–2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Magic Sandscalm	Poor1 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Captain Cook Captain Cook surf report
Palemano Pointcalm	Poor2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Pahoa Pahoa surf report
Pohoiki10 mph cross-shore (NNE)	Good4 ft2 ft Hawaiian

Tides today in Big Island

Tides today (Tue, Nov 10) at Banyans in Kailua-Kona: high 3.2 ft at 4:30 am, low 1.0 ft at 11:37 am, high 1.6 ft at 4:14 pm and low 0.7 ft at 9:45 pm.

Heights in feet above MLLW. Times differ by a few minutes along Big Island.

Tide charts for each town: Hawi · Kapaau · Honokaa · Kawaihae · Puako · Hakalau · Waikoloa · Honomu · Papaikou · Hilo · Kailua-Kona · Captain Cook · Pahoa

Big Island water temperature

Water across Big Island is 80–82°F on Tue, Nov 10; a rashguard is enough.

Hawi80°F · rashguard
Kapaau80°F · rashguard
Honokaa80°F · rashguard
Puako80°F · rashguard
Hakalau80°F · rashguard
Waikoloa81°F · rashguard
Honomu80°F · rashguard
Papaikou80°F · rashguard
Kailua-Kona81°F · rashguard
Captain Cook82°F · rashguard
Pahoa80°F · rashguard

Nearby areas in Hawaii

Kauai
21 spots · 1–8 ft faces (1–4 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Polihale Great
Best day: Thu, Nov 12, Epic, up to 13 ft

All Hawaii surf reports

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