Kawaihae, Big Island Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Kawaihae, Big Island Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 05:50 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:40PM0.27m
7:32AM0.66m
8:52PM0.32m
8:11AM0.59m
10:08PM0.40m
8:56AM0.51m
11:17PM0.50m
9:50AM0.42m
00:16AM0.61m
10:57AM0.33m
1:09AM0.71m
12:13PM0.27m
1:59AM0.79m
1:22PM0.22m
2:46AM0.85m
2:32PM0.21m
3:32AM0.88m
3:27PM0.22m
4:17AM0.89m
4:19PM0.24m
5:00AM0.87m
5:09PM0.26m
5:41AM0.82m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.05m
00:21AM0.12m
2:54PM0.04m
1:28AM0.19m
3:30PM0.02m
3:01AM0.26m
4:06PM0.00m
4:59AM0.28m
4:46PM-0.02m
6:54AM0.24m
5:29PM-0.04m
8:20AM0.17m
6:16PM-0.07m
9:21AM0.10m
7:05PM-0.08m
10:11AM0.05m
7:56PM-0.10m
10:54AM0.01m
8:47PM-0.10m
11:34AM-0.00m
9:37PM-0.09m
12:12PM-0.00m
10:25PM-0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
W
14
0.9
N
13
0.8
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
N
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
NNW
14
0.6
N
13
0.7
NNW
13
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
N
12
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
11
1.6
NNE
10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
S
10
NW
10
NW
5
SE
0
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
SW
5
E
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
 mm 
1
5
1
2
1
1
max°C
25
22
24
25
22
24
24
22
25
25
23
24
24
23
25
25
24
22
22
22
24
24
23
25
25
23
25
25
23
24
25
23
22
22
21
23
Moonrise
11:05
11:40
12:15
12:53
1:35
2:23
3:18
4:21
5:29
6:38
7:44
Moonset
10:14
11:08
12:02
12:59
1:58
3:02
4:10
5:19
6:27
7:29
8:23
9:09
Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:57
Today's sea temperature in Kawaihae, Big Island is
26.1° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 25.0 max: 25.9 min: 24.1°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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