Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)111110101010101013131414141514131314141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1111111010101010001515163833553160625453505252
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
E
10
S
10
S
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--6:42-------6:42-------6:42-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525252524232425252524252424242526262524242425
Feels °C (?)272727282926252726262828292728272729282827272727
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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