Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)121212111111111110101010101010101010101010998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115145140133140161194153184221177170170167133102102777774117168185204
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
25
S
20
SSE
0
S
5
NE
5
S
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.62
11:53AM
0.26
12:34AM
0.66
1:01PM
0.30
1:17AM
0.70
1:40PM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.23
4:15PM
0.21
8:20AM
0.20
5:46PM
0.19
8:33AM
0.16
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset6:31-------6:31-------6:32-------
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1--121-----1235534621
Temp. °C252525252425252425242424242426242423222523232525
Feels °C (?)222425252426232327262626252625202119181918192020
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