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Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNE 5 | |
65 | 63 | 87 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:04AM0.27m | 9:09PM0.65m | 10:58AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.63m | 12:00PM0.41m | 10:59PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.20m | 12:53PM0.23m | 5:11AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.15m | 4:29PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 4 | NW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 10 |
65 | 63 | 87 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 9 | WNW 12 | N 8 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NNE 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 12 |
33 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 14 | N 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 19 |
6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 17 | 98 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 4 | 97 | 100 | 112 | 100 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 101 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
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