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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 02 Mar 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
24.7° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)111313121212121212121212121212111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5884167152147147149149118116114112112110108615958414029272515
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
E
0
S
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
0
NNW
10
S
10
S
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.53
3:55AM
0.77
4:18PM
0.59
4:24AM
0.72
4:53PM
0.63
4:50AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.08
9:23PM
0.08
10:24AM
0.07
10:07PM
0.10
10:45AM
0.07
10:49PM
0.14
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--6:29-------6:29-------6:30-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252425242323232324242424232323232425252423232323
Feels °C (?)272628272626262627262627262725252627252625262424
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