Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
N
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
N
0.4
NW
0.7
N
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.1
SW
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)16151515141113131313131210129121212566101614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243455545239464544444439683702314229712613718115
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
S
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.27
11:55PM
0.72
12:50PM
0.34
12:52AM
0.73
1:38PM
0.42
1:37AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.19
7:34AM
0.16
5:39PM
0.19
8:00AM
0.12
6:53PM
0.17
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:36-------6:36-------6:37-----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C252525232323222324252424232322232423232222212122
Feels °C (?)252426252525232425262526252522212321202021191819
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