Big Island Kona · Big Island · Hawaii
Palemano Point Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kona, HI
Palemano Point, Big Island Kona, Hawaii: 2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.1 ft at 12 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 82°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.9 ft at 10:56 am.
2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.1 ft · 12 s · WNWplus 1.1 ft · 11 s · SSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.0 ft fallinglow 1.9 ft at 10:56 am
- Water
- 82°Frashguard
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 5:46 pm
Palemano Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Palemano Point: 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 Palemano Point: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 3.2 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.2 ft |
| 10 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (SE) | 2.9 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 2.3 ft |
Palemano Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Palemano Point arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 2.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 29 s
- Lulls
- about 123 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 56% 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.
Palemano Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Palemano Point: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Palemano Point 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 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 12 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 13 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (SE) | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 12 s · WNW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 10 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 0.9 ft · 16 s · NW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 14 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 9 | 5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 11 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 14 s · NW | calm | 5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 15 s · NW | calm | 5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | calm | 5 mph onshore (W) | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | calm | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Palemano Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Palemano Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Palemano Point today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.1 ft at 3:57 am, low 1.9 ft at 10:56 am, high 2.6 ft at 3:39 pm and low 1.5 ft at 9:13 pm. At 10 am the tide is 2.0 ft and falling.
Palemano Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 4.1 ft at 3:57 amLow 1.9 ft at 10:56 amHigh 2.6 ft at 3:39 pmLow 1.5 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 4.1 ft at 4:30 amLow 1.9 ft at 11:35 amHigh 2.5 ft at 4:14 pmLow 1.5 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.0 ft at 5:04 amLow 1.9 ft at 12:17 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 4:41 pmLow 1.5 ft at 10:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.9 ft at 5:42 amLow 1.9 ft at 1:09 pmHigh 2.2 ft at 5:21 pmLow 1.6 ft at 10:41 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 6:25 amLow 2.0 ft at 2:05 pmHigh 2.2 ft at 6:05 pmLow 1.8 ft at 11:16 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 7:09 amLow 2.0 ft at 3:05 pmHigh 2.2 ft at 7:19 pmLow 1.9 ft at 11:55 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.6 ft at 7:59 amLow 2.0 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 2.1 ft at 12:56 amHigh 3.5 ft at 8:51 amLow 1.9 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 10:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 2.3 ft at 2:30 amHigh 3.4 ft at 9:44 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Palemano Point water temperature
The water temperature at Palemano Point is about 82°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 80 and 82°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 Palemano Point
- Kahalu'u8.7 mi NNW · 1 ft · Poor
- Magic Sands9.7 mi NNW · 1 ft · Poor
- Banyans11 mi NNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Kona Tiki12 mi NNW · 1 ft · Poor
- Old Kona Airport14 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor
- Honokohau Harbor/Beach16 mi NNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Palemano Point
Palemano Point is a point break on the Kona of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing west-northwest.
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