Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)1010101111111111101010101010109914141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676609632657669595595516476400339284235196188147106103203253236225276212
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.75
2:48PM
0.50
2:56AM
0.75
3:23PM
0.58
3:26AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
0.13
9:08AM
0.10
8:25PM
0.11
9:27AM
0.07
9:10PM
0.11
9:49AM
0.05
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:30-------6:30--
Sunset6:32-------6:32-------6:34-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
12223212222332--------1-
Temp. °C262524242324242425252524242525252524242424242424
Feels °C (?)262625262526242424252523252828282827272726262627
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