Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212151413131312121212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494644434242393823231414212017444439373727191829
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
S
0
ESE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
20
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
25
NE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
SSE
5
SW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrossonglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.74
1:52PM
0.43
2:51AM
0.78
2:28PM
0.40
3:21AM
0.81
3:02PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
0.22
7:44PM
0.07
9:40AM
0.19
8:09PM
0.06
10:19AM
0.18
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------5:44-------5:44-------5:43-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1-121--------
Temp. °C252424242525252424242422242221232323232424252525
Feels °C (?)282728272727282626262420252419242526252726272829
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