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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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | N 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | N 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNW 11 | |
0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:27AM0.33m | 4:21PM0.82m | 4:03AM0.32m | 4:58PM0.81m | 4:39AM0.31m | 5:35PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.06m | 11:36PM0.17m | 9:28AM0.06m | 00:17AM0.17m | 10:01AM0.07m | 00:59AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | N 8 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 8 | SSW 14 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
48 | 47 | 43 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 174 | 76 | 74 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | N 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNW 11 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 83 | 74 | 125 | 125 | 74 | 27 | 106 | 106 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 25 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 20 | 98 | 98 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 98 | 100 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 28 | 97 | 97 | 18 |
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