The surf forecast is 7-9 ft and slightly choppy right now for Kona, Hawaii

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    89° SSE @ 13 → 19mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:27am / 2:27pm
  • BUOY 51205
    ENE7.5ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    81° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 8
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
SAT 12
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 7-9 ft and choppy at 12pm on Tue 9/8
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 13 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWSW (255) 8.5 ft @ 12 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSW (198) 3.2 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide,1.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    8-10+ ft
    choppy
    S
    16mph
    9.9ft
    12s
    WSW
    12pm
    7-9 ft
    choppy
    S
    13mph
    8.5ft
    12s
    WSW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    5.8ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Wednesday, Sep 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    1mph
    2.9ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    W
    5mph
    2.7ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Sep 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    choppy
    NNW
    10mph
    2.2ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    W
    4mph
    2.1ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    S
    9mph
    2ft
    12s
    SSW
  • Friday, Sep 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    fair
    NNW
    7mph
    2.1ft
    9s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    7mph
    2.1ft
    9s
    WSW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    4mph
    1.6ft
    12s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Sep 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    1.2ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    1ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    0.9ft
    16s
    SW
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 8, 2026 @ 9:43am.
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