Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 14 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 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
1.2
WNW
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)8899101010101010101011111110101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167146165254474586598609541661676633646595651506461400339284279235188139
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
WNW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.74
2:14PM
0.42
2:25AM
0.75
2:48PM
0.50
2:56AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.16
8:49AM
0.13
7:38PM
0.13
9:08AM
0.10
8:25PM
0.11
9:27AM
0.07
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:30--
Sunset6:32-------6:32-------6:32-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
443157183232478810536195622
Temp. °C242424242323232425242424232323232524232323232524
Feels °C (?)212121212020202223232324232222222423232424252726
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