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Kua Bay Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NE 5 | NW 13 | NNE 4 | NW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:32PM0.68m | 2:08AM0.52m | 3:02PM0.75m | 2:42AM0.48m | 3:33PM0.79m | 3:14AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.21m | 8:13AM0.06m | 9:30PM0.19m | 8:36AM0.06m | 10:13PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
 kJ | 38 | 47 | 47 | 57 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 69 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 10 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 37 | 22 | — | — | 14 | 25 | 73 | — | — | 46 | 46 | 43 | 117 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 112 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
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