Kawaihae Tides Today
Near Puako · Hawaii County, HI · NOAA 1617433
- High2:27AM2.1 ft
- Low8:42AM0.5 ft
- High1:59PM1.5 ft
- Low8:01PM0.0 ft
Local Hawaii time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 7:42 to 9:42 AMaround low tide
- 12:59 to 2:59 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:44 to 4:44 AMmoonrise
- Major9:12 to 11:12 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:35 to 4:35 PMmoonset
- Major9:34 to 11:34 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 8:33 to 10:33 AMaround low tide
- 1:37 to 3:37 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:37 to 5:37 AMmoonrise
- Major9:57 to 11:57 AMmoon overhead
- Minor4:12 to 5:12 PMmoonset
- Major10:20 PM to 12:20 AMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing here? See Hawaii fishing rules from the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources.
Weather and Wind
- TodayHigh 89°Chance rain showers 63% rainNE 7 to 22 mph
- TonightLow 74°Partly cloudy 13% rainNNE 2 to 15 mph
- SaturdayHigh 88°Mostly sunny 8% rainENE 1 to 13 mph
Boating Forecast
Big Island Leeward Waters · issued Fri 3:09 AM
- Today
- West of the Big Island, southeast winds 7 to 10 knots this morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Near South Point, east northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers this morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
- Tonight
- West of the Big Island, west winds 7 to 10 knots, backing to south southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Near South Point, east northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers.
- Saturday
- West of the Big Island, south southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to southwest in the afternoon. Near South Point, east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 3:02 AM 2.3 ft2:37 PM 1.3 ft | 9:33 AM 0.5 ft8:24 PM -0.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 3:34 AM 2.5 ft3:12 PM 1.1 ft | 10:20 AM 0.4 ft8:48 PM -0.1 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 4:07 AM 2.6 ft3:47 PM 1.0 ft | 11:05 AM 0.4 ft9:15 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 4:39 AM 2.5 ft4:21 PM 0.9 ft | 11:48 AM 0.4 ft9:44 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 5:13 AM 2.5 ft4:54 PM 0.8 ft | 12:31 PM 0.4 ft10:14 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 5:49 AM 2.4 ft5:29 PM 0.7 ft | 1:17 PM 0.4 ft10:47 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 6:29 AM 2.3 ft6:10 PM 0.7 ft | 2:07 PM 0.4 ft11:21 PM 0.3 ft |
About the Tides at Kawaihae
Kawaihae gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 1.8 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 2.6 feet. The lowest water is -0.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 8:48 PM, and the highest is 2.6 ft on Monday, November 9 at 4:07 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.
NOAA station 1617433 here measures the water live and reports its temperature. Minor flooding starts when the water reaches 3.5 ft.
Official NOAA prediction for station 1617433, Kawaihae. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.