Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
1.5
NNE
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
NW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313131212121215151515151115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4061575554535218171717171614141409999858
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassonglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.32
11:10PM
0.71
10:17AM
0.26
12:25AM
0.75
12:31PM
0.28
1:23AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.32
2:33PM
0.12
7:54AM
0.25
4:03PM
0.14
8:20AM
0.19
5:38PM
0.13
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:47-------6:46-------6:46------
Sunset----6:27-------6:27-------6:28---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C222224242422222121222424232222212122232223222221
Feels °C (?)232123232523222019202425252423222223232224232322
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