Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 HST
Forecast 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
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
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)141414151413131414131313131313121212121212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151516383355316062555050525251474646464747363737
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
NNE
5
E
0
SE
10
SW
15
W
10
W
0
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.53
4:17PM
0.86
4:01AM
0.46
5:00PM
0.88
4:40AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.14
9:22AM
-0.00
10:55PM
0.15
9:52AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.16
10:25AM
0.00
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset6:42-------6:42-------6:43-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C242424242424262625242424242525252525242423242525
Feels °C (?)272826272727282827272728272927272829262726262726
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