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Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
26.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NW
0.8
NNW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313131313121212121212121616161516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)632496529463384352309253219172164128103997256519089177310314429452
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SW
5
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.30
1:44AM
0.72
1:05PM
0.29
2:22AM
0.77
1:57PM
0.30
2:58AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
0.28
5:45PM
0.13
9:23AM
0.23
6:36PM
0.11
9:48AM
0.20
7:22PM
0.08
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset--6:04-------6:04-------6:05-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C242424232323232324252524242323232522232323222121
Feels °C (?)262525252626252426232223222122212524222123211819
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