Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 HST
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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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121218161615151919181716161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)595757565655542662203277314265637506360404280266259174167163113
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
S
5
S
10
S
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscross-
on
glasscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
0.52
8:03AM
0.48
11:11PM
0.57
8:34AM
0.40
12:13AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
0.13
3:13AM
0.38
3:21PM
0.14
5:50AM
0.39
4:02PM
0.14
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252525242423232425252524232323232424242423232323
Feels °C (?)272627262625252627262626252726252525262625262625
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