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Kahalu'u Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kona, Hawaii
Kahalu'u, Big Island Kona, Hawaii: 1 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.1 ft at 11 seconds from the south-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 81°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.1 ft at 10:58 am.
1 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.1 ft · 11 s · SSWplus 0.7 ft · 12 s · WNW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 1.1 ft fallinglow 1.1 ft at 10:58 am
- Water
- 81°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 76°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 5:46 pm
Kahalu'u surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Kahalu'u: 7 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Kahalu'u: 4 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (SE) | 2.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (SE) | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (W) | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (W) | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (W) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (E) | 3.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (SE) | 2.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 2.1 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (W) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (S) | 1.4 ft |
Kahalu'u waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Kahalu'u arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 222 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 32% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Kahalu'u surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Kahalu'u: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Kahalu'u are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 12 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 0.9 ft · 13 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.0 ft · 12 s · SSW | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 11 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.0 ft · 17 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.4 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 12 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 11 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 12 s · WNW | calm | 5 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 11 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 15 s · NW | calm | 5 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 5 mph onshore (W) | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Kahalu'u are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Kahalu'u tide chart and tide times
Tides at Kahalu'u today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.3 ft at 3:57 am, low 1.1 ft at 10:58 am, high 1.7 ft at 3:39 pm and low 0.7 ft at 9:13 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.1 ft and falling.
Kahalu'u tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 3.3 ft at 3:57 amLow 1.1 ft at 10:58 amHigh 1.7 ft at 3:39 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 3.2 ft at 4:30 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:37 amHigh 1.6 ft at 4:15 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:44 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 3.1 ft at 5:05 amLow 1.0 ft at 12:19 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 4:41 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:09 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.0 ft at 5:43 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:11 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 5:21 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:40 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.9 ft at 6:25 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:07 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 6:06 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:15 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.8 ft at 7:10 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:07 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 7:20 pmLow 1.1 ft at 11:53 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.8 ft at 8 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:07 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 9:03 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.3 ft at 12:55 amHigh 2.6 ft at 8:51 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:47 pmHigh 1.6 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.4 ft at 2:29 amHigh 2.5 ft at 9:44 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Kahalu'u water temperature
The water temperature at Kahalu'u is about 81°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 76°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 80 and 81°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Kahalu'u
- Magic Sands0.9 mi NNW · 1 ft · Poor
- Banyans1.8 mi NNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Kona Tiki3.2 mi NNW · 1 ft · Poor
- Old Kona Airport5.2 mi NW · 2 ft · Poor
- Honokohau Harbor/Beach7.5 mi NNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Palemano Point8.7 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Kahalu'u
Kahalu'u is a reef break on the Kona of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing west.
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