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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 7 am Saturday 09 May 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | |
36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 37 | 31 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 10:58AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.63m | 12:00PM0.41m | 10:59PM0.61m | 12:43PM0.51m | 11:50PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.15m | 4:29PM0.31m | 6:08AM0.12m | 6:02PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 47 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 10 | NW 11 | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 10 | N 12 | S 18 | S 17 | N 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 37 | 31 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 98 | 100 | 103 | 112 | 100 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
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