Big Island Kona · Big Island · Hawaii
Pine Trees Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kona, Hawaii
Pine Trees, 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 1.3 ft at 7 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the south. Water is about 81°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 10:58 am.
2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 7 s · NNWplus 1.2 ft · 11 s · SSW
- Wind
- 5 mph (S)cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.8 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 10:58 am
- Water
- 81°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 77°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 5:47 pm
Pine Trees surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Pine Trees: 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 Pine Trees: 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 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 2.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 1.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 10 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 1.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (E) | 2.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 2.2 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 1.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (W) | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 1.0 ft |
Pine Trees waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Pine Trees arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- Lulls
- about 33 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 40% 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.
Pine Trees surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Pine Trees: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (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 Pine Trees 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 · 12 s · SSW | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 13 s · S | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 8 s · NNW | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Fair | 1.4 ft · 17 s · NW | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 15 s · WNW | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · NNW | 4 mph cross-shore (S) | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · NNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W), 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 | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Pine Trees are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Pine Trees tide chart and tide times
Tides at Pine Trees today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.9 ft at 3:57 am, low 0.7 ft at 10:58 am, high 1.3 ft at 3:37 pm and low 0.3 ft at 9:11 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.8 ft and falling.
Pine Trees tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.9 ft at 3:57 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:58 amHigh 1.3 ft at 3:37 pmLow 0.3 ft at 9:11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.8 ft at 4:30 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:38 amHigh 1.2 ft at 4:12 pmLow 0.3 ft at 9:43 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.7 ft at 5:04 amLow 0.6 ft at 12:20 pmHigh 1.1 ft at 4:39 pmLow 0.3 ft at 10:07 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.6 ft at 5:42 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:12 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 5:19 pmLow 0.3 ft at 10:39 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.5 ft at 6:25 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:09 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 6:03 pmLow 0.5 ft at 11:13 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.4 ft at 7:10 amLow 0.7 ft at 3:09 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 7:18 pmLow 0.7 ft at 11:51 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.4 ft at 7:59 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:08 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.9 ft at 12:52 amHigh 2.2 ft at 8:50 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:48 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 10:50 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:26 amHigh 2.1 ft at 9:43 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Pine Trees water temperature
The water temperature at Pine Trees is about 81°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 5 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 Pine Trees
- Honokohau Harbor/Beach2.0 mi SE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Old Kona Airport4.2 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- Mahai'ula Bay6.0 mi N · 1 ft · Poor
- Kona Tiki6.3 mi SE · 1 ft · Poor
- Makalawena6.8 mi N · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Banyans7.7 mi SE · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Pine Trees
Pine Trees is a reef break on the Kona of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing west-southwest.
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