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Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
209 | 261 | 203 | 203 | 261 | 257 | 243 | 181 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 125 | 132 | 147 | 130 | 109 | 167 | 167 | 215 | 181 | 137 | 137 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:32AM0.26m | 8:49PM0.75m | 9:45AM0.27m | 10:02PM0.71m | 11:37AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.20m | 12:35PM0.14m | 5:03AM0.18m | 1:56PM0.20m | 5:56AM0.15m | 3:52PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
249 | 472 | 452 | 482 | 461 | 373 | 339 | 322 | 265 | 233 | 234 | 170 | 167 | 164 | 123 | 116 | 114 | 111 | 75 | 215 | 181 | 137 | 137 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
209 | 261 | 203 | 203 | 261 | 257 | 243 | 181 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 130 | 109 | 167 | 167 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
64 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 104 | 102 | 91 | 132 | 147 | 86 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 0 | 51 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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