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Kolekole currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Kolekole is typically when swell comes from the E 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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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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SWELL

1.7ft @
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0mm

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Excellent conditions right now! Sweet 2.6ft waves with mixed swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from WSW would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 2.5-3.0ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 22-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	NE	4kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	NE	3kt	NE	4kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	NE	3kt	NE	4kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	NE	3kt	ENE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	NE	3kt	E	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	NE	3kt	ESE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	7s	NE	3kt	SE	6kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	7s	NE	4kt	SE	6kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	5kt	SSE	7kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	7s	NE	5kt	SSE	6kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	7s	NE	4kt	SE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	7s	NE	4kt	SE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	7s	NE	4kt	SE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	NE	5kt	ESE	6kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	NE	6kt	ESE	7kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	7kt	ESE	8kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	NE	7kt	ESE	8kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	NE	8kt	E	9kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	7s	NE	8kt	E	9kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	8kt	ESE	9kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	8kt	ESE	8kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	NE	9kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	NE	10kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	NE	12kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm

Monday

Apr 6

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 2.2-2.8ft 💨 8-13kt 🌡️ 23-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	NE	12kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	NE	13kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	NE	13kt	ESE	13kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	NE	12kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	7s	NE	11kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	7s	NE	10kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	7s	NE	10kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	NE	9kt	ESE	9kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	9kt	ESE	9kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	9kt	ESE	9kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	9kt	ESE	9kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	8kt	ESE	9kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	NE	10kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	NE	10kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	NE	12kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	NE	11kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	NE	11kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	NE	11kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	NE	11kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	NE	11kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	NE	12kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	NE	12kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	NE	12kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	NE	11kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.2-2.2ft 💨 11-18kt 🌡️ 22-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	NNE	12kt	SE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	N	12kt	SE	13kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	NNW	12kt	SE	13kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	NNE	12kt	SE	13kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	12kt	SE	13kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	11kt	SE	12kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SE	13kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SE	14kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SE	15kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SE	16kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SE	17kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SE	18kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	E	15kt	SE	19kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	NE	17kt	SE	20kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	N	18kt	SSE	21kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	N	18kt	SE	21kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	N	18kt	SE	20kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	N	18kt	SE	20kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	N	18kt	SSE	20kt	23°C	25°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	N	18kt	SSE	19kt	23°C	25°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	N	18kt	SSE	19kt	23°C	25°C	0.7mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	8s	N	17kt	SSE	18kt	23°C	25°C	0.7mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	N	16kt	SSE	18kt	23°C	25°C	0.8mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	NNE	15kt	SSE	18kt	23°C	25°C	0.9mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 2.2-3.5ft 💨 2-21kt 🌡️ 23-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	NNE	15kt	SSE	17kt	23°C	25°C	0.9mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	NNE	15kt	SSE	17kt	23°C	25°C	0.8mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	NNE	15kt	SSE	16kt	23°C	25°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	NE	13kt	S	14kt	23°C	25°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	7s	E	11kt	S	12kt	24°C	25°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	ESE	9kt	S	9kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SSW	8kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	ESE	4kt	SW	7kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	7s	ESE	2kt	WSW	6kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	7s	ESE	3kt	SW	6kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	ESE	4kt	SSW	6kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SSE	6kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	ENE	8kt	SSE	9kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	10s	NE	11kt	SSE	12kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	11s	NNE	14kt	SSE	14kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	11s	NNE	15kt	SE	15kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	11s	NNE	15kt	SE	16kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	NNE	16kt	SE	17kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	NNE	16kt	SE	18kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	NNE	17kt	SE	19kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	NNE	17kt	SE	20kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	NNE	18kt	SE	22kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	NNE	20kt	SE	24kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	NNE	21kt	SE	25kt	24°C	25°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.8-2.4ft 💨 14-23kt 🌡️ 22-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	N	21kt	SSE	26kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	NNW	22kt	SSE	26kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	13s	NW	23kt	SSE	27kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	13s	NW	22kt	SSE	26kt	22°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	13s	NW	21kt	SSE	25kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	13s	NW	20kt	SSE	24kt	22°C	25°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	13s	NW	19kt	SSE	23kt	22°C	25°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	13s	NW	19kt	SSE	23kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	13s	NW	19kt	SSE	23kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	13s	NW	19kt	SSE	23kt	22°C	25°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	NW	19kt	SSE	22kt	22°C	25°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	NW	19kt	SSE	22kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	NW	17kt	SSE	20kt	22°C	25°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	NW	16kt	SE	18kt	22°C	25°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	NW	14kt	SE	16kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	NW	15kt	SE	17kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	NW	16kt	SE	18kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	NW	16kt	SE	19kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	NW	17kt	SE	19kt	22°C	25°C	0.5mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	NW	18kt	SE	20kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	NW	19kt	SE	20kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	NW	19kt	SE	21kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	NW	20kt	SE	21kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	NW	20kt	SE	22kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR4 good hours

🌊 1.5-5.8ft 💨 6-20kt 🌡️ 22-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	NW	20kt	SE	22kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	NW	20kt	SE	22kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	NW	20kt	SE	23kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	NW	19kt	SE	21kt	22°C	25°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	NW	17kt	SE	19kt	22°C	25°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	NW	15kt	ESE	17kt	22°C	25°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3ft	10s	N	14kt	SE	16kt	23°C	25°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SE	16kt	23°C	25°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	5.8ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSE	15kt	23°C	25°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	8s	ENE	14kt	SSE	18kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3ft	9s	NE	16kt	SSE	20kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	18kt	SE	23kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	18kt	SSE	22kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	17kt	SSE	21kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	NNE	16kt	SSE	20kt	23°C	24°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	NE	15kt	SSE	18kt	23°C	24°C	1.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	E	13kt	SSE	16kt	23°C	24°C	1.9mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5.4ft	8s	ESE	11kt	SSE	14kt	23°C	24°C	2.8mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SSE	12kt	23°C	24°C	2.5mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	8s	ESE	9kt	S	10kt	23°C	24°C	2.3mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	8s	ESE	8kt	S	8kt	23°C	24°C	2mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	8s	ESE	7kt	S	8kt	23°C	24°C	1.7mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	8s	ESE	7kt	S	7kt	22°C	24°C	1.4mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	ESE	6kt	S	7kt	22°C	24°C	1.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR7 good hours

🌊 1.6-4.4ft 💨 5-17kt 🌡️ 22-24°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	9kt	S	10kt	22°C	24°C	1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSE	13kt	23°C	24°C	1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSE	16kt	23°C	24°C	1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	8s	E	15kt	SSE	16kt	23°C	24°C	0.7mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	NE	16kt	SSE	17kt	23°C	24°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	NNE	17kt	SSE	17kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	NE	14kt	S	14kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	E	10kt	S	11kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	ESE	7kt	SSW	9kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	8s	ESE	7kt	SW	7kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	8s	ESE	6kt	W	6kt	23°C	25°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	ESE	5kt	NW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0.5mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	ESE	8kt	W	8kt	23°C	25°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SSW	11kt	23°C	25°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSE	14kt	23°C	25°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3ft	8s	E	13kt	SSE	15kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	NE	12kt	SE	15kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	NNE	12kt	SE	16kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	9s	NE	12kt	SE	15kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	8s	E	12kt	SSE	15kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSE	14kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	ESE	11kt	SSW	13kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	ESE	8kt	WSW	12kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	ESE	6kt	WNW	10kt	24°C	25°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.6ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:3-13kt NNE

Water Temperature:24-25°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Kolekole in Big Island is an exposed river break known for its fairly consistent surf and reliable conditions during winter. The spot performs best when east-northeast swells meet offshore winds from the west-southwest, producing clean, powerful waves. Tidal changes have little effect on wave quality, and while the break can get busy when it's firing, the lineup usually remains manageable. Hazards include strong rips, rocky sections, man-made obstacles like buoys, pollution, and the occasional presence of sharks. July often brings the most consistent and surfable conditions.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Rocks

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionENE

Ideal Wind DirectionWSW

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