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Kawaihae tide chart

Hawaii · near Puako (5 mi) · NOAA station 1617433 · times in local time (HST)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM4:28 AM · 2.4 ft10:55 AM · 0.4 ft4:12 PM · 1.4 ft10:00 PM · 0.0 ft2.4 ft
  • High 4:28 AM 2.4 ft
  • Low 10:55 AM 0.4 ft
  • High 4:12 PM 1.4 ft
  • Low 10:00 PM 0.0 ft

Sunrise 6:17 AM · Sunset 6:04 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Kawaihae
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12:00 AM–2:00 AM and 7:00 AM–8:00 AM

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    Biting around here in October

    • Ulua (giant trevally) In seasonNight shore casting around big tides
    • ʻŌʻio (bonefish) In seasonSand flats on the rising tide
    • Pāpio In seasonMoving water at dawn
    • Moi In seasonSurf at dawn; closed June–August

    General seasonal guide for Hawaii. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 4:28 AM 2.4 ftL 10:55 AM 0.4 ftH 4:12 PM 1.4 ftL 10:00 PM 0.0 ft6:17 AM / 6:04 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 5:02 AM 2.4 ftL 11:42 AM 0.5 ftH 4:42 PM 1.2 ftL 10:25 PM 0.1 ft6:18 AM / 6:03 PMNew moon (3%)
    Tue Oct 13H 5:37 AM 2.4 ftL 12:32 PM 0.5 ftH 5:11 PM 1.1 ftL 10:51 PM 0.1 ft6:18 AM / 6:02 PMWaxing crescent (7%)
    Wed Oct 14H 6:14 AM 2.3 ftL 1:26 PM 0.6 ftH 5:40 PM 0.9 ftL 11:19 PM 0.2 ft6:18 AM / 6:01 PMWaxing crescent (13%)
    Thu Oct 15H 6:57 AM 2.2 ftL 2:31 PM 0.6 ftH 6:11 PM 0.8 ftL 11:50 PM 0.3 ft6:19 AM / 6:00 PMWaxing crescent (21%)
    Fri Oct 16H 7:51 AM 2.0 ftL 4:02 PM 0.6 ftH 7:01 PM 0.7 ft6:19 AM / 6:00 PMFirst quarter (31%)
    Sat Oct 17L 12:30 AM 0.5 ftH 9:00 AM 1.9 ftL 5:45 PM 0.6 ftH 10:06 PM 0.7 ft6:19 AM / 5:59 PMFirst quarter (41%)

    Best fishing times at Kawaihae

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1195 · Excellent12:00 AM–2:00 AM, 7:00 AM–8:00 AM11:45 PM–1:45 AM, 12:08 PM–2:08 PM6:53 AM–7:53 AM, 6:20 PM–7:20 PM
    Mon Oct 1279 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:31 AM–2:31 AM, 12:55 PM–2:55 PM7:47 AM–8:47 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
    Tue Oct 1369 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:19 AM–3:19 AM, 1:43 PM–3:43 PM8:42 AM–9:42 AM, 7:43 PM–8:43 PM
    Wed Oct 1457 · Good2:00 AM–4:00 AM2:08 AM–4:08 AM, 2:33 PM–4:33 PM9:36 AM–10:36 AM, 8:30 PM–9:30 PM
    Thu Oct 1543 · Fair3:00 AM–5:00 AM2:59 AM–4:59 AM, 3:24 PM–5:24 PM10:28 AM–11:28 AM, 9:20 PM–10:20 PM
    Fri Oct 1646 · Fair4:00 AM–6:00 AM, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:50 AM–5:50 AM, 4:15 PM–6:15 PM11:18 AM–12:18 PM, 10:13 PM–11:13 PM
    Sat Oct 1746 · Fair5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:40 AM–6:40 AM, 5:04 PM–7:04 PM12:04 PM–1:04 PM, 11:07 PM–12:07 AM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.4 ft at 9:06 AM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.4 ft at 10:55 AM on Sunday, October 11
    3. 0.5 ft at 11:42 AM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.5 ft at 8:15 AM on Friday, October 23
    5. 0.5 ft at 12:32 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    6. 0.6 ft at 7:22 AM on Thursday, October 22

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 4:28 AM 2.4 ftL 10:55 AM 0.4 ftH 4:12 PM 1.4 ftL 10:00 PM 0.0 ft6:17 AM / 6:04 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 5:02 AM 2.4 ftL 11:42 AM 0.5 ftH 4:42 PM 1.2 ftL 10:25 PM 0.1 ft6:18 AM / 6:03 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 5:37 AM 2.4 ftL 12:32 PM 0.5 ftH 5:11 PM 1.1 ftL 10:51 PM 0.1 ft6:18 AM / 6:02 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 6:14 AM 2.3 ftL 1:26 PM 0.6 ftH 5:40 PM 0.9 ftL 11:19 PM 0.2 ft6:18 AM / 6:01 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 6:57 AM 2.2 ftL 2:31 PM 0.6 ftH 6:11 PM 0.8 ftL 11:50 PM 0.3 ft6:19 AM / 6:00 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 7:51 AM 2.0 ftL 4:02 PM 0.6 ftH 7:01 PM 0.7 ft6:19 AM / 6:00 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 12:30 AM 0.5 ftH 9:00 AM 1.9 ftL 5:45 PM 0.6 ftH 10:06 PM 0.7 ft6:19 AM / 5:59 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 1:38 AM 0.6 ftH 10:13 AM 1.9 ftL 6:28 PM 0.5 ftH 11:54 PM 0.8 ft6:20 AM / 5:58 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 3:30 AM 0.7 ftH 11:16 AM 1.9 ftL 6:52 PM 0.4 ft6:20 AM / 5:57 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 12:40 AM 1.0 ftL 5:11 AM 0.7 ftH 12:06 PM 1.9 ftL 7:12 PM 0.3 ft6:20 AM / 5:57 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 1:15 AM 1.3 ftL 6:24 AM 0.6 ftH 12:48 PM 1.9 ftL 7:31 PM 0.2 ft6:21 AM / 5:56 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 1:47 AM 1.6 ftL 7:22 AM 0.6 ftH 1:26 PM 1.9 ftL 7:52 PM 0.1 ft6:21 AM / 5:55 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 2:19 AM 1.9 ftL 8:15 AM 0.5 ftH 2:03 PM 1.8 ftL 8:15 PM 0.0 ft6:22 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 2:53 AM 2.1 ftL 9:06 AM 0.4 ftH 2:39 PM 1.6 ftL 8:40 PM -0.1 ft6:22 AM / 5:54 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 3:29 AM 2.4 ftL 9:58 AM 0.3 ftH 3:17 PM 1.5 ftL 9:08 PM -0.1 ft6:22 AM / 5:53 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 4:08 AM 2.6 ftL 10:52 AM 0.3 ftH 3:56 PM 1.3 ftL 9:39 PM -0.2 ft6:23 AM / 5:53 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 4:49 AM 2.7 ftL 11:49 AM 0.3 ftH 4:37 PM 1.1 ftL 10:14 PM -0.2 ft6:23 AM / 5:52 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 5:35 AM 2.8 ftL 12:50 PM 0.3 ftH 5:21 PM 0.9 ftL 10:53 PM -0.1 ft6:24 AM / 5:52 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 6:25 AM 2.7 ftL 1:57 PM 0.3 ftH 6:14 PM 0.8 ftL 11:37 PM 0.0 ft6:24 AM / 5:51 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 7:22 AM 2.6 ftL 3:13 PM 0.3 ftH 7:29 PM 0.7 ft6:25 AM / 5:51 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 12:31 AM 0.2 ftH 8:27 AM 2.4 ftL 4:30 PM 0.3 ftH 9:23 PM 0.7 ft6:25 AM / 5:50 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 1:43 AM 0.4 ftH 9:37 AM 2.3 ftL 5:32 PM 0.2 ftH 11:08 PM 0.9 ft6:25 AM / 5:50 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 3:22 AM 0.6 ftH 10:44 AM 2.1 ftL 6:15 PM 0.2 ft6:26 AM / 5:49 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 12:17 AM 1.2 ftL 5:08 AM 0.7 ftH 11:43 AM 2.0 ftL 6:47 PM 0.1 ft6:26 AM / 5:49 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 1:08 AM 1.5 ftL 6:35 AM 0.6 ftH 12:34 PM 1.8 ftL 7:14 PM 0.1 ft6:27 AM / 5:48 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 1:50 AM 1.8 ftL 7:44 AM 0.6 ftH 1:18 PM 1.6 ftL 7:38 PM 0.0 ft6:27 AM / 5:48 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 2:27 AM 2.1 ftL 8:42 AM 0.5 ftH 1:59 PM 1.5 ftL 8:01 PM 0.0 ft6:28 AM / 5:47 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 3:02 AM 2.3 ftL 9:33 AM 0.5 ftH 2:37 PM 1.3 ftL 8:24 PM -0.1 ft6:29 AM / 5:47 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 3:34 AM 2.5 ftL 10:20 AM 0.4 ftH 3:12 PM 1.1 ftL 8:48 PM -0.1 ft6:29 AM / 5:46 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 4:07 AM 2.5 ftL 11:05 AM 0.4 ftH 3:47 PM 1.0 ftL 9:15 PM 0.0 ft6:30 AM / 5:46 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 4:39 AM 2.5 ftL 11:48 AM 0.4 ftH 4:21 PM 0.9 ftL 9:44 PM 0.0 ft6:30 AM / 5:46 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Kawaihae

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Kawaihae

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Yellow Tang, Bristletoothed Surgeonfish, Saddle Wrasse. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Yellow Tang Zebrasoma flavescensSalt water · 254 records
    • Bristletoothed Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosusSalt water · 247 records
    • Saddle Wrasse Thalassoma duperreySalt water · 240 records
    • Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscusSalt water · 223 records
    • Orangespine Unicornfish Naso lituratusSalt water · 108 records
    • Bird Wrasse Gomphosus variusSalt water · 105 records
    • Pebbled Butterflyfish Chaetodon multicinctusSalt water · 97 records
    • Manybar Goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatusSalt water · 97 records
    • Scythe Triggerfish Sufflamen bursaSalt water · 87 records
    • Arc-eye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatusSalt water · 87 records
    • Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegusSalt water · 84 records
    • Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurusSalt water · 84 records
    • Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutusSalt water · 83 records
    • Belted Wrasse Stethojulis balteataSalt water · 80 records
    • Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimusSalt water · 74 records
    • Forcepsfish Forcipiger flavissimusSalt water · 64 records
    • Agile Chromis Chromis agilisSalt water · 61 records
    • Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatusSalt water · 59 records
    • Striated Wrasse Pseudocheilinus evanidusSalt water · 56 records
    • Whitespotted Toby Canthigaster jactatorSalt water · 54 records
    • Redstriped Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulaSalt water · 53 records
    • Potter's Angelfish Centropyge potteriSalt water · 52 records
    • Johnston Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianusSalt water · 52 records
    • Ringtail Maori Wrasse Oxycheilinus unifasciatusSalt water · 50 records
    • Chromis hanuiSalt water · 50 records
    • Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatusSalt water · 45 records
    • Palenose Parrotfish Scarus psittacusSalt water · 44 records
    • Black Durgon Melichthys nigerSalt water · 43 records
    • Rockskipper Istiblennius zebraSalt water · 42 records
    • Peacock Hind Cephalopholis argusSalt water · 41 records
    • Pinktail Triggerfish Melichthys viduaSalt water · 41 records
    • Wedge Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulusSalt water · 40 records
    • Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceusSalt water · 38 records
    • African Coris Coris gaimardSalt water · 38 records
    • Spotted Boxfish Ostracion meleagrisSalt water · 38 records
    • Vanderbilt's Chromis Chromis vanderbiltiSalt water · 33 records
    • Ornate Wrasse Halichoeres ornatissimusSalt water · 30 records
    • Fourspot Butterflyfish Chaetodon quadrimaculatusSalt water · 30 records
    • Trumpetfish Aulostomus chinensisSalt water · 29 records
    • Ember Parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceusSalt water · 29 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Kawaihae

    Kawaihae gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.4 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 2.9 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (2.6 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 1.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 9:39 PM on Monday, October 26. There are 9 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.8 ft at 5:35 AM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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