Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 27 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141617181717161515141413131718171616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152131304318386300263184167118985957116121202334402493537665656647630
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
10
W
10
SW
10
W
0
WNW
0
SSW
0
ESE
0
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.77
11:55AM
0.28
1:38AM
0.83
1:20PM
0.29
2:27AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.24
5:41PM
0.07
9:12AM
0.18
6:47PM
0.04
9:45AM
0.14
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------6:58--
Sunset6:13-------6:13-------6:14-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424232323252424232323232425242424232423242525
Feels °C (?)272727262524262527272626252727262628262826272626
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