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Surf & Sea

Read the shore before you go in.

Surf spots with a live report, thirty-six beaches, the reefs and bays of the island and the marine life you may meet, with what the agencies publish about access, facilities and lifeguards.

  • 7surf spots
  • 36beaches
  • 4snorkel places
Hawaiʻi Island, read from shore
Live surf cards
A report for the spot
The surf map
Reefs and bays
One shore at a time

Real screens from the app

  1. 01 / 06

    Hawaiʻi Island, read from shore

    Every surf spot in the guide, on the map and in a list with photos.

  2. 02 / 06

    Live surf cards

    Wave face, swell, wind and tide for each break, from a model forecast for the area.

  3. 03 / 06

    A report for the spot

    Wave height, primary swell, water temperature and the next hours, with a reminder that forecasts do not replace a lifeguard.

  4. 04 / 06

    The surf map

    See the breaks around the island and choose a place.

  5. 05 / 06

    Reefs and bays

    Snorkel places with reef cards, habitat guides and marine-life cards.

  6. 06 / 06

    One shore at a time

    Thirty-six beaches, each with its story, access information and facilities.

Forecasts are model data, not measured conditions at the beach. Ocean conditions change quickly: check with a lifeguard and follow posted warnings.

Aloha Hawaiʻi · Big Island guide

Your island is waiting.

Aloha Hawaiʻi is on its way to the App Store. It will be free to download, with guides as one-time purchases inside the app.

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