Big Island Kona · Big Island · Hawaii
Old Kona Airport Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kona, HI
Old Kona Airport, Big Island Kona, Hawaii: 2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.2 ft at 11 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 4 mph onshore wind from the south. Water is about 81°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.1 ft at 10:58 am.
2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 1.2 ft · 11 s · SSWplus 0.7 ft · 12 s · WNW
- Wind
- 4 mph (S)onshore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft fallinglow 1.1 ft at 10:58 am
- Water
- 81°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 5:47 pm
Old Kona Airport surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Old Kona Airport: 6 pm, Fair, on a falling low 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 Old Kona Airport: 2 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 2.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (S) | 1.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
| 10 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | 3 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 3 mph onshore (SW) | 1.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 1.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 3.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 2.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 2.1 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (S) | 1.4 ft |
Old Kona Airport waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Old Kona Airport arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 141 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 39% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Old Kona Airport surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Old Kona Airport: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Old Kona Airport 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 | Fair | 1.4 ft · 12 s · SSW | 4 mph onshore (S) | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.0 ft · 13 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.1 ft · 12 s · S | calm | 7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 12 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2 ft | Fair | 0.7 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph onshore (S) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 14 s · SW | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 12 s · SSW | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · NNW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 2 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · NNW | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Old Kona Airport are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Old Kona Airport tide chart and tide times
Tides at Old Kona Airport 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.
Old Kona Airport 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.
Old Kona Airport water temperature
The water temperature at Old Kona Airport is about 81°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°F and a 4 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 Old Kona Airport
- Kona Tiki2.2 mi SE · 1 ft · Poor
- Honokohau Harbor/Beach2.3 mi NNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Banyans3.5 mi SE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Pine Trees4.2 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor
- Magic Sands4.3 mi SE · 1 ft · Poor
- Kahalu'u5.2 mi SE · 1 ft · Poor
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About Old Kona Airport
Old Kona Airport is a reef break on the Kona of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing south-southwest.
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