Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 HST
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Kua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kua Bay sea temperature is
27.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)889988888812121212117111151010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5566121220191828264544656180012050494830
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
N
0
S
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossonglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.41
2:04PM
0.75
2:30AM
0.48
2:38PM
0.74
3:03AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
0.13
7:14AM
0.13
8:51PM
0.11
8:04AM
0.12
9:12PM
0.09
8:48AM
0.12
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset6:23-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272625252526272626252525252527272726262525262726
Feels °C (?)282928282829302728292929292929293030302829292928
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Kua Bay (calm at Palani Junction wx 12 km from Kua Bay). No surfable waves

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