Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 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 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131414131313131313121212121212141414141313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)316062555350525351474646464747363737375485878995
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
NNW
0
NW
10
NE
15
SSW
5
W
20
NW
10
W
5
S
10
S
5
SW
10
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.86
4:01AM
0.46
5:00PM
0.88
4:40AM
0.40
5:47PM
0.88
5:22AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
-0.00
10:55PM
0.15
9:52AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.16
10:25AM
0.00
12:55AM
0.18
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01
Sunset--6:42-------6:43-------6:43-----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C262626252524252525262525252423242625262424242424
Feels °C (?)282828292928272728272728272825252826272728262727
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