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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 1.1°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 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | N 9 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 73 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:01AM0.28m | 7:19PM0.70m | 7:07AM0.26m | 8:12PM0.67m | 9:04AM0.27m | 9:09PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.22m | 11:19AM0.14m | 3:26AM0.22m | 11:56AM0.18m | 4:29AM0.20m | 12:53PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | N 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 5 |
11 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 35 | 91 | 43 | 62 | 61 | 6 | 53 | 52 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NW 13 | N 8 | NE 5 | NW 12 |
19 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 73 | 33 | 63 | 25 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 17 | N 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 12 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | SW 14 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 4 | N 8 | N 7 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 97 | 97 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 22 | 22 |
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