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Kiholo Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kona, Hawaii
Kiholo Bay, Big Island Kona, Hawaii: 1 ft faces (0 ft Hawaiian scale), at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.9 ft at 5 seconds from the north, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the southeast, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 81°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.9 ft at 10:55 am.
1 ft
- Swell
- 0.9 ft · 5 s · Nplus 0.8 ft · 12 s · NNW
- Wind
- 7 mph (SE), gusts 12offshore
- Tide
- 0.9 ft fallinglow 0.9 ft at 10:55 am
- Water
- 81°Frashguard
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 5:46 pm
Kiholo Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Kiholo Bay: 6 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 Kiholo Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 2.5 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 14 | 2.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 12 | 1.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (SE) | 1.2 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.7 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (N) | 1.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (NNW) | 1.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (NNW) | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 15 | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 15 | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 1.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (NNW) | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (N) | 1.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.1 ft |
Kiholo Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Kiholo Bay arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly surging and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 30 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Surgingwhich means waves surge up the beach without a clean break
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 1% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Kiholo Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Kiholo Bay: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–3 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Kiholo Bay 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 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 12 s · N | 7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 12 | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 13 s · N | 5 mph onshore (N) | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 6 s · N | 5 mph onshore (NNW) | 13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 20 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–4 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 16 s · N | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 11 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 5 s · N | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 8 mph onshore (N), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 11 s · N | calm | 7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 15 | 5 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 9 s · N | calm | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 15 s · N | calm | 7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 15 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Kiholo Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Kiholo Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Kiholo Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.0 ft at 3:52 am, low 0.9 ft at 10:55 am, high 1.4 ft at 3:24 pm and low 0.4 ft at 9:02 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.9 ft and falling.
Kiholo Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 3.0 ft at 3:52 amLow 0.9 ft at 10:55 amHigh 1.4 ft at 3:24 pmLow 0.4 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.9 ft at 4:26 amLow 0.9 ft at 11:35 amHigh 1.3 ft at 3:59 pmLow 0.4 ft at 9:34 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.8 ft at 5:01 amLow 0.8 ft at 12:20 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 4:25 pmLow 0.4 ft at 9:58 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.7 ft at 5:38 amLow 0.8 ft at 1:16 pmHigh 1.1 ft at 5:04 pmLow 0.5 ft at 10:29 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.7 ft at 6:22 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:15 pmHigh 1.1 ft at 5:48 pmLow 0.7 ft at 11:02 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.6 ft at 7:07 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:17 pmHigh 1.1 ft at 7:05 pmLow 0.8 ft at 11:39 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.5 ft at 7:56 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:15 pmHigh 1.1 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.0 ft at 12:39 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:48 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:52 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 10:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:13 amHigh 2.3 ft at 9:40 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Kiholo Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Kiholo Bay is about 81°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 7 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 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 Kiholo Bay
- Kua Bay5.4 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Anaehoomalu Bay5.5 mi NNE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Makalawena7.3 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Mahai'ula Bay8.1 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Suicides8.4 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Hapuna12 mi NE · 0–1 ft · Poor
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About Kiholo Bay
Kiholo Bay is a reef break on the Kona of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing north-northwest.
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