Bay Front surf break

Bay Front surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 HST
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Bay Front surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay Front sea temperature is
26.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bay Front today?

The current surf forecast for Bay Front at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Bay Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)319319277277277247247232219219153153153135131186128125157157157157153148
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
0
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.73
1:42PM
0.69
2:32AM
0.78
2:05PM
0.65
3:03AM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.05
7:56AM
0.19
7:59PM
0.02
8:35AM
0.21
8:20PM
-0.00
9:12AM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:52-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1122211---------112-----
Temp. °C252524242425262625252524242525252525252424252525
Feels °C (?)272827272728282727282826262827272727282725272626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Bay Front (calm at Hilo 8 km from Bay Front). 1.8m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.9m 10s swell from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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