Surf forecast · United States · Big Island
Surf forecast Honolii today
Waves, swell and wind at Honolii (Big Island, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Honolii surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑NE | 8–21 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 12–30 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑ENE | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑E | 12–32 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Good Best window 06:00–09:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑NNE | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑NE | 7–16 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑NNE | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 5–15 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑NNE | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 11–26 km/h ↑NNE onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑NNE | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 10–26 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑NNE | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑N | 6–13 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑NNE | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑N | 5–18 km/h ↑NW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑NNE | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑N | 5–16 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑N | 2–14 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑N | 6–15 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑N | 3–15 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑N | 14–30 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑N | 17–38 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 09:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Honolii
Open the waves map centred on Honolii
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Honolii
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Questions
- Is there surf at Honolii today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 8 s from ENE, swell 0.9 m · 7 s NE (Sat 09:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Honolii?
- Wind 8 km/h from NNW: cross-shore for a beach facing ENE.
- When is the best time to surf Honolii today?
- 17:00–18:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Honolii?
- 27.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Banyans (Kona) 99 km · Jaws (Peahi) 185 km · Hookipa 188 km · Honolua Bay 216 km · Sandy Beach 318 km · Makapuu 318 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Honolii, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.