Bay Front Surf and Wind Quality (Hawaii – Big Island, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Bay Front, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Bay Front Swell and Wind Distribution

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The rose diagram describes the combination of swells directed at Bay Front through an a... (show all text)

This image illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)

This chart shows the combination of swells directed at Bay Front over a normal northern... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Bay Front swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Bay Front surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Bay Front surf quality by month.