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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 27 Dec 2025 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Mahai'ula Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (27 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)1010109999915151514131313121212121111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333230292828282789858513415615415113112720315614013813395147
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
10
S
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
N
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
0.47
8:26AM
0.57
11:02PM
0.57
9:20AM
0.48
12:04AM
0.67
10:34AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.35
3:42PM
0.10
4:43AM
0.38
4:25PM
0.08
6:46AM
0.34
5:12PM
0.06
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset------5:52-------5:53-------5:53-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111------------------1--
Temp. °C242323242424242424232323242424232423232325242525
Feels °C (?)252425262424252625242526262526242626252427242628
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