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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 1.2°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 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
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 night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
181 | 137 | 131 | 117 | 82 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:09PM0.67m | 12:40PM0.42m | 00:05AM0.64m | 1:23PM0.52m | 00:52AM0.61m | 1:59PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.13m | 5:35PM0.26m | 7:02AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.25m | 7:28AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
181 | 137 | 131 | 113 | 137 | 144 | 131 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 98 | 92 | 100 | 82 | 80 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 101 | 74 | 74 | 57 | 56 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNE 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 9 |
18 | 47 | 17 | 117 | 82 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SW 13 |
3 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
121 | 14 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
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