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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 1.0°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 7AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | N 9 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
10 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 63 | 87 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:07AM0.26m | 8:12PM0.67m | 9:04AM0.27m | 9:09PM0.65m | 10:58AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.22m | 11:56AM0.18m | 4:29AM0.20m | 12:53PM0.23m | 5:11AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NW 15 | NNW 12 | NNE 4 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 45 | 7 | 65 | 63 | 87 | 25 | 57 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | NW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 6 |
10 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | N 9 | WNW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 15 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 |
6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 19 | 14 | 98 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 98 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 112 | 100 | 4 | 4 |
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