Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 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
26.1° 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 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (31 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (31 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)141414131414141313131212121212121212111213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2762692472362472692362222192121931441411391379813412712317546454443
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
0
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
0
SW
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--5:54-------5:55-------5:57-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232424242323232325252523232222232424232323232323
Feels °C (?)262625262525242427252624252423232526242425252525
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