Kawaihae fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Kawaihae, using NOAA tide station Kawaihae.

Big Island Updated 6:08 AM HST, Nov 5 NOAA station 1617433

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Poor

Breezy - up to 20 mph
Normal tide range (1.8 ft)

Next best time

Today 5:42 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change

Next tide

Low 7:44 AM

0.6 ft

Weather

72°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 15 mph E - pressure rising

Water temp

81°F

NOAA Kawaihae, 9 min ago

Best times to fish

5:42 AM - 8:14 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:44 AM

8:32 AM - 10:32 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

4:32 PM - 6:17 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 9 times today

12:50 AM - 2:20 AMMoving water into the high tide at 1:50 AM

2:53 AM - 3:53 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:42 AM - 8:14 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:44 AM

8:32 AM - 10:32 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

12:18 PM - 1:48 PMMoving water into the high tide at 1:18 PM

3:07 PM - 4:07 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:32 PM - 6:17 PMDusk - the evening feed

6:38 PM - 8:08 PMMoving water into the low tide at 7:38 PM

8:56 PM - 10:56 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 5:47 PM 72-88°Fwind to 20 mph ENE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 1:50 AM (1.8 ft) Low 7:44 AM (0.6 ft) High 1:18 PM (1.6 ft) Low 7:38 PM (0.0 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 2:27 AM (2.1 ft) Low 8:42 AM (0.5 ft) High 1:59 PM (1.5 ft) Low 8:01 PM (-0.0 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 3:02 AM (2.3 ft) Low 9:33 AM (0.5 ft) High 2:37 PM (1.3 ft) Low 8:24 PM (-0.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 3:34 AM (2.5 ft) Low 10:20 AM (0.4 ft) High 3:12 PM (1.1 ft) Low 8:48 PM (-0.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 1617433 (Kawaihae). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Kawaihae: Aerial view of Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island of Hawaii. — Photo: Polihale, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

Satellite view of Kawaihae from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Kawaihae; the fishing area extends around it.

Google Maps Directions

Water is 81°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Jacks and trevally 68-86°F
Menpachi 72-84°F

Hourly weatherNWS

6 AM72°15 mphEMostly Sunny

7 AM72°15 mphEMostly Sunny

8 AM74°20 mphEMostly Sunny

9 AM78°20 mphEMostly Sunny

10 AM82°20 mphEMostly Sunny

11 AM86°15 mphNEMostly Sunny

12 PM88°15 mphNEMostly Sunny

1 PM88°15 mphNEMostly Sunny

2 PM88°15 mphNEMostly Sunny

3 PM88°15 mphNEMostly Sunny

4 PM86°15 mphNEMostly Sunny

5 PM83°18 mphENEMostly Sunny

6 PM79°18 mphENE31% rain

7 PM76°18 mphENE31% rain

8 PM75°18 mphE31% rain

9 PM75°18 mphE31% rain

10 PM75°18 mphE31% rain

11 PM75°18 mphE31% rain

12 AM74°18 mphE36% rain

1 AM74°18 mphE36% rain

2 AM74°15 mphE36% rain

3 AM73°15 mphE36% rain

4 AM73°15 mphE36% rain

5 AM73°18 mphE36% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:27 AM 5:47 PM	Rise 3:23 AM Set 3:37 PM	Minor 2:53 AM Major 8:32 AM Minor 3:07 PM Major 8:56 PM
Fri 6	6:27 AM 5:46 PM	Rise 4:17 AM Set 4:13 PM	Minor 3:47 AM Major 9:16 AM Minor 3:43 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sat 7	6:28 AM 5:46 PM	Rise 5:12 AM Set 4:50 PM	Minor 4:42 AM Major 10:00 AM Minor 4:20 PM Major 10:28 PM
Sun 8	6:28 AM 5:45 PM	Rise 6:06 AM Set 5:29 PM	Minor 5:36 AM Major 10:48 AM Minor 4:59 PM
Mon 9	6:29 AM 5:45 PM	Rise 7:01 AM Set 6:11 PM	Major 11:12 PM Minor 6:31 AM Major 11:36 AM Minor 5:41 PM
Tue 10	6:29 AM 5:45 PM	Rise 7:56 AM Set 6:57 PM	Major 12:04 AM Minor 7:26 AM Major 12:28 PM Minor 6:27 PM
Wed 11	6:30 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 8:49 AM Set 7:46 PM	Major 12:52 AM Minor 8:19 AM Major 1:20 PM Minor 7:16 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Kawaihae

Hilo, Kawaihae and Kailua-Kona: rocky shores, deep water close in and famous Kona fishing.

What's biting now (Fall): Papio and ulua feed along shorelines and harbor walls; oio (bonefish) on sandy flats.

Commonly caught in this area: Ulua, papio, menpachi (soldierfish) and pelagics offshore.

Also caught here: goatfish (weke), akule, aholehole, taape, great barracuda (kaku), mahimahi and ono offshore.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Hawaii fishing rules (DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources)

Best baits here6 fish

Jacks and trevally

Menpachi (soldierfish)

Goatfish (weke, moano, kumu)

Bigeye scad (akule, halalu)

Aholehole (Hawaiian flagtail)

Bluestripe snapper (taape)

Full bait guide

How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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