Kapoho Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 19 Dec 2025 HST
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Kapoho Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kapoho Bay sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kapoho Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kapoho Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239239239239239202202197169169165169153169128128153149149176172181159151
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.01
2:36PM
0.51
3:50AM
1.02
3:11PM
0.50
4:24AM
1.02
3:46PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.29
8:31PM
0.05
10:40AM
0.29
9:04PM
0.04
11:14AM
0.29
9:38PM
0.06
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise-6:47-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242425252524242424242525252424232323242424232323
Feels °C (?)252625242626262626262625262626242424252424232423
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