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The best time to surf Chocks is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

2.6
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2.6ft

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WIND GUSTS

7kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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1.7ft @
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Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.6ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from ESE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD18 good hours

🌊 2.5-3.0ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 16-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	NE	7kt	NNW	12kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	NE	6kt	NW	11kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	NE	5kt	NW	10kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	NE	5kt	NW	9kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	6kt	WNW	9kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	6kt	WNW	8kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	5kt	NW	8kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	5kt	NNW	7kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	5kt	NNW	7kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	6kt	N	7kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	6kt	NNE	7kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	NE	7kt	NE	7kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	8kt	NE	7kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	9kt	NE	8kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	9kt	NE	8kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	NE	9kt	NE	9kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	NE	9kt	NE	9kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	NE	8kt	NE	9kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	7kt	NNE	8kt	21°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	5kt	NNE	8kt	20°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	4kt	N	7kt	19°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	3kt	N	6kt	19°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	3kt	N	6kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	NE	2kt	N	5kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm

Monday

Apr 6

GOOD19 good hours

🌊 2.2-2.8ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 18-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	2kt	NNE	4kt	19°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	2kt	NE	4kt	19°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	2kt	ENE	3kt	19°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	2kt	NNE	3kt	18°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	3kt	N	3kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	3kt	NW	3kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	3kt	N	4kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	4kt	NNE	5kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	NE	4kt	NE	5kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	NE	6kt	ENE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	NE	7kt	ENE	5kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	8kt	ENE	5kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	NE	9kt	E	5kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	NE	9kt	E	5kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	NE	9kt	E	5kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	NE	8kt	ENE	5kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	NE	7kt	ENE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	NE	7kt	ENE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	NE	6kt	ENE	5kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	NE	4kt	NE	6kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	NE	3kt	NE	6kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	NE	3kt	NE	5kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	NE	2kt	NE	4kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	NE	1kt	NE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 1.2-2.2ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	NNE	2kt	ENE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	N	2kt	ESE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	NNW	2kt	SE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	NNE	2kt	E	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	1kt	NE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	1kt	N	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	1kt	NE	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	1kt	E	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	1kt	SE	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	2kt	SE	4kt	21°C	24°C	0.6mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	4kt	SSE	5kt	21°C	24°C	0.9mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	5kt	SSE	7kt	22°C	24°C	1.3mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	E	6kt	SSE	8kt	21°C	24°C	1.3mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	NE	6kt	SSE	9kt	21°C	24°C	1.3mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	N	6kt	S	10kt	21°C	24°C	1.3mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	N	6kt	S	10kt	21°C	25°C	1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	8s	N	6kt	S	10kt	21°C	25°C	0.7mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	N	6kt	S	10kt	21°C	25°C	0.4mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	N	6kt	S	11kt	21°C	25°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	N	6kt	S	12kt	21°C	25°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	N	6kt	S	12kt	20°C	25°C	0.4mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	N	7kt	S	13kt	20°C	25°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	N	7kt	S	14kt	20°C	25°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	NNE	8kt	S	15kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 2.2-3.5ft 💨 5-9kt 🌡️ 20-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	NNE	7kt	SSW	15kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	NNE	7kt	SSW	15kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	NNE	7kt	SSW	15kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	7kt	SSW	15kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	E	6kt	SSW	14kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SSW	13kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SSW	12kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SSW	12kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	ESE	5kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	ESE	6kt	S	10kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	ESE	7kt	S	10kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SSE	9kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	ENE	8kt	SSE	10kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	10s	NE	8kt	SSE	10kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	11s	NNE	9kt	SSE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	11s	NNE	8kt	SSE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	11s	NNE	8kt	SSE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	11s	NNE	8kt	SSE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	11s	NNE	7kt	S	12kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	10s	NNE	7kt	S	13kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	10s	NNE	7kt	S	14kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	10s	NNE	7kt	S	14kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	10s	NNE	7kt	S	14kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	10s	NNE	7kt	S	15kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm

Thursday

Apr 9

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 1.8-2.4ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 19-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	11s	N	6kt	S	13kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	12s	NNW	5kt	SSW	11kt	20°C	24°C	1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	13s	NW	4kt	SSW	9kt	19°C	24°C	1.4mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	13s	NW	3kt	SSW	8kt	19°C	24°C	1.7mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	13s	NW	3kt	SSW	7kt	19°C	24°C	2mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	13s	NW	3kt	SSW	6kt	20°C	24°C	2.3mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	13s	NW	3kt	SSW	7kt	20°C	24°C	2.2mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	13s	NW	4kt	SSW	8kt	19°C	24°C	2.1mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	13s	NW	4kt	SSW	9kt	19°C	24°C	1.9mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	13s	NW	5kt	SSW	9kt	20°C	24°C	1.5mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	NW	5kt	SSW	10kt	20°C	24°C	1mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	NW	6kt	SSW	11kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	NW	6kt	S	9kt	20°C	24°C	0.5mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	NW	5kt	SSE	8kt	20°C	24°C	0.5mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	NW	5kt	SE	6kt	20°C	24°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	7kt	20°C	24°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	7kt	20°C	24°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.7mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	8kt	19°C	24°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	NW	4kt	SE	9kt	20°C	24°C	0.9mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	NW	5kt	SE	10kt	20°C	24°C	1.1mm

Friday

Apr 10

FAIR3 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-5.8ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	12s	NW	5kt	SE	10kt	20°C	24°C	1.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	NW	5kt	SE	10kt	20°C	24°C	1.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	NW	5kt	SE	11kt	20°C	24°C	1.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	NW	4kt	S	8kt	20°C	24°C	1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.6ft	12s	NW	3kt	SW	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.8mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.6ft	11s	NW	2kt	W	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.7mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	10s	N	3kt	WSW	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.7mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	9s	ENE	4kt	SSW	7kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.8ft	8s	ESE	5kt	S	10kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	ENE	6kt	S	11kt	21°C	24°C	0.7mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	9s	NE	7kt	S	13kt	21°C	24°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	8kt	S	14kt	21°C	24°C	0.8mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	8kt	S	16kt	21°C	25°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	9kt	S	18kt	21°C	25°C	0.7mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	9kt	S	19kt	22°C	24°C	0.7mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	9s	NE	10kt	SSW	19kt	22°C	24°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4.1ft	8s	E	10kt	SSW	19kt	22°C	24°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5.4ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SSW	19kt	22°C	24°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SSW	18kt	21°C	24°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	SSW	16kt	21°C	24°C	1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SSW	14kt	20°C	24°C	1.3mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	4.8ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SSW	13kt	20°C	24°C	1.5mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	8s	ESE	5kt	SSW	11kt	20°C	24°C	1.8mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	ESE	4kt	S	9kt	20°C	24°C	2mm

Saturday

Apr 11

FAIR3 good hours

🌊 1.6-4.4ft 💨 5-13kt 🌡️ 20-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	8s	ESE	5kt	S	12kt	20°C	24°C	2.4mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SSW	14kt	20°C	24°C	2.7mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	SSW	16kt	20°C	24°C	3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	E	8kt	SSW	17kt	21°C	24°C	2.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	9s	NE	8kt	SSW	19kt	21°C	24°C	1.2mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	9s	NNE	9kt	SSW	20kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	9s	NE	9kt	SSW	19kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	E	9kt	SSW	18kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SSW	17kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	8s	ESE	8kt	SSW	14kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SSW	11kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	ESE	5kt	SW	8kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.8ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SSW	10kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	8s	ESE	8kt	S	11kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	8s	ESE	9kt	S	12kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3ft	8s	E	11kt	S	15kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	NE	12kt	SSW	18kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	NNE	13kt	SSW	21kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	9s	NE	12kt	SSW	20kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	8s	E	11kt	SSW	18kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SSW	16kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	ESE	8kt	SSW	13kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SW	10kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	ESE	5kt	SW	6kt	22°C	24°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.6ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:1-9kt NNW

Water Temperature:24-25°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Chocks on the Big Island is an exposed reef break that only works under the right conditions and is best surfed during the winter months. It performs optimally when a north-northwest swell meets offshore winds from the east-southeast, offering rare but clean rides. This spot is known for its solitude—crowds are uncommon, even on good days—making it a quiet escape for those in the know. While the lineup might be mellow, the reef itself is not: hazards include sharp rocks, strong rips, and sea urchins. January is typically the best time to catch Chocks at its cleanest.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNNW

Ideal Wind DirectionESE

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