Kua Bay surf break

Kua Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 2PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
1.2
NNE
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)111111111010121010101010141414121212121211988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121212111110010101089888151514131313000
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.66
6:22PM
0.64
5:56AM
0.58
7:14PM
0.66
6:24AM
0.49
8:18PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.06
12:17AM
0.22
12:22PM
0.06
1:23AM
0.29
12:54PM
0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:50-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----6:24-------6:25-------6:25---
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1112--------
Temp. °C222325242323232322222424242323222223242424232322
Feels °C (?)232426232426252524242525252626252425252425242423
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