Mahai'ula Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 HST
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Mahai'ula Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mahai'ula Bay sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mahai'ula Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mahai'ula Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s 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 (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Mahai'ula Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.3
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
1.2
NNE
5
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
19
19
19
18
17
10
58
16
11
10
10
21
0
0
27
43
55
73
52
36
34
20
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ENE
0
ESE
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:59PM0.61m
1:32AM0.57m
2:32PM0.68m
2:08AM0.52m
3:02PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.09m
7:53PM0.23m
7:51AM0.07m
8:44PM0.21m
8:13AM0.06m
9:30PM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
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6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
26
27
27
26
27
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
25
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
69
74
50
54
53
50
47
38
28
29
26
30
40
43
56
53
43
43
55
53
69
42
26
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
NE
7
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
89
88
85
85
84
84
84
83
58
39
38
37
37
37
36
36
36
12
21
10
52
36
34
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
NW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
NW
11
Energy kJ
32
32
19
19
19
18
17
10
7
16
11
10
10
21
12
23
27
36
1
12
10
25
55
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
S
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
44
16
14
1
7
5
5
1
5
12
30
73
1
3
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
100
105
100
1
1
1
1
11
105
105
105
105
11
19
19
11
11
0
1
1
18
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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