Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 28 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 1.1°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 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (28 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (28 Dec)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121111111111111116151515151414161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)699998115113111107989366656510099138126123169167156105259316284
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
0
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassoffglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
0.48
12:04AM
0.67
10:34AM
0.40
12:57AM
0.77
11:56AM
0.35
1:47AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.08
6:46AM
0.34
5:12PM
0.06
8:10AM
0.27
6:03PM
0.03
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset--5:52-------5:53-------5:54-----
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
-----------------1---1--
Temp. °C242424242323232325252424242323232524252423232323
Feels °C (?)262626252525262426262526282525252725282525252423
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