Honopue Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Honopue Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Honopue Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
402
318
280
326
326
318
280
380
439
486
536
560
509
460
449
498
507
486
438
350
350
416
427
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:19PM1.05m
2:17AM0.52m
4:06PM1.06m
2:56AM0.48m
4:55PM1.03m
3:39AM0.44m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.33m
8:33AM-0.05m
11:01PM0.34m
9:13AM-0.03m
00:05AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
31
30
28
29
26
25
25
26
27
25
25
24
23
24
24
23
25
25
25
23
23
24
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.3
NNW
11
1.6
ENE
8
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
13
Energy kJ
414
402
318
280
326
25
318
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
9
9
8
8
8
17
15
6
14
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.4
NW
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
31
31
24
19
24
8
32
20
20
8
8
7
28
26
25
22
21
7
7
8
8
8
8
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.2
NNW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
19
0.2
NNW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
19
18
18
17
1
1
20
8
7
14
13
31
7
7
7
7
7
15
18
8
8
2
12
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
326
280
380
439
486
536
560
509
460
449
498
507
486
438
350
350
416
427
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
5
0
21
66
66
70
85
99
22
66
69
82
70
71
91
22
91
84
91
91
66
66
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
2
9
2
4
1
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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