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Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
26.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
N
1.2
NW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)141517161616141615151414141313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104123148264314353243720632496529463384352309253219172167128103997256
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
S
10
S
5
S
0
W
5
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.34
1:02AM
0.68
11:47AM
0.30
1:44AM
0.72
1:05PM
0.29
2:22AM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.33
4:52PM
0.14
8:56AM
0.28
5:45PM
0.13
9:23AM
0.23
6:36PM
0.11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset--6:02-------6:04-------6:04-----
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1-------------------1
Temp. °C252424232323232324242323232323232425252424232323
Feels °C (?)252526252324242526262626262525262621222222212122
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