Big Island Kona · Big Island · Hawaii
Kua Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kona, Hawaii
Kua Bay, Big Island Kona, Hawaii: 1–2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 5 seconds from the north, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the southeast. Water is about 81°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.9 ft at 10:55 am.
1–2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 5 s · Nplus 1.1 ft · 12 s · NNW
- Wind
- 6 mph (SE)offshore
- Tide
- 0.9 ft fallinglow 0.9 ft at 10:55 am
- Water
- 81°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 5:46 pm
Kua Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Kua 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 Kua Bay: 6 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (E) | 2.5 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 2.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (SE) | 1.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (SSE) | 1.2 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 1.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (NW) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (NW) | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 3 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.1 ft |
Kua Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Kua Bay arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
- Lulls
- about 33 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 18% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Kua Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Kua Bay: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Kua 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 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 5 s · N | 6 mph offshore (SE) | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 13 s · N | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 5 s · N | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 11 mph cross-shore (W) | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 11 s · NNW | 7 mph cross-shore (S) | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 15 s · WNW | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 8 mph onshore (NNW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 12 s · NW | calm | 8 mph onshore (W) | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 9 s · NNW | 4 mph offshore (SSE) | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.0 ft · 6 s · N | calm | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 4 mph offshore (SE) | 4 mph onshore (W) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Kua Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Kua Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Kua 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.
Kua 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.
Kua Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Kua Bay is about 81°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 6 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 Kua Bay
- Makalawena1.9 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Mahai'ula Bay2.7 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Kiholo Bay5.4 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Pine Trees8.3 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Honokohau Harbor/Beach9.5 mi S · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Anaehoomalu Bay11 mi NE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Kua Bay
Kua Bay is a beach break on the Kona of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing northwest. Also called Maniniowali.
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