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Honopue Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 HST
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Honopue Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Honopue Bay sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Honopue Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Honopue Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)5555777775577888816161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)818892621211038310313555378569668185105291382485834765711679
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
0.50
5:54PM
0.94
4:04AM
0.45
6:59PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.38
10:08AM
0.03
1:10AM
0.41
10:47AM
0.08
11:36AM
0.16
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:00-------5:58--
Sunset6:42-------6:42-------6:43-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C242423232323242424242323232425252424242323242525
Feels °C (?)252523242423252525252425262728282626262424262726
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