The surf forecast is 1 ft and glassy right now for Kawaihae, Hawaii

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    82° W @ 9 → 21mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:43am / 12:35pm
  • BUOY 51213
    S3.6ft @ 14s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 9
FRI 10
SAT 11
SUN 12
MON 13
8pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 8pm on Thu 7/9
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDW 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYW (268) 0.8 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYW (271) 0.3 ft @ 18 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Jul 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    0.4ft
    16s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    0.6ft
    15s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    1mph
    0.7ft
    14s
    W
  • Friday, Jul 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    0.8ft
    13s
    W
    12pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    1mph
    1ft
    13s
    W
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    NE
    7mph
    1.2ft
    14s
    W
  • Saturday, Jul 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    1.4ft
    13s
    W
    12pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    NE
    12mph
    1.5ft
    13s
    W
    6pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    NE
    14mph
    1.5ft
    14s
    W
  • Sunday, Jul 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    ENE
    9mph
    1.5ft
    13s
    W
    12pm
    2 ft
    clean
    NNE
    9mph
    1.4ft
    13s
    W
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    NE
    12mph
    1.4ft
    13s
    W
  • Monday, Jul 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    11mph
    1.1ft
    12s
    W
    12pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    NE
    8mph
    0.8ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    NE
    9mph
    0.8ft
    14s
    SW
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This forecast is for South-West facing beaches, and was updated Jul 9, 2026 @ 3:35pm.
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