Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 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 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131314151516161514141414141414131313131316161315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8587132121118236239209261203203261257243181176173171168125132147130109
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
0
N
0
NW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.29
7:39PM
0.80
7:32AM
0.26
8:49PM
0.75
9:45AM
0.27
10:02PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.20
11:43AM
0.08
3:41AM
0.20
12:35PM
0.14
5:03AM
0.18
1:56PM
0.20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:00------
Sunset----6:43-------6:44-------6:44---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C242425252525242424242525252424242424262626242424
Feels °C (?)282728282829282626272828282727282827282828282827
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