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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
25.4° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121212121215141514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51468887858380746955719893909292114123183188186186183134
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
0.63
8:11AM
0.40
11:35PM
0.70
9:43AM
0.32
12:43AM
0.77
11:55AM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
0.37
3:23PM
0.09
7:37AM
0.31
4:29PM
0.09
8:35AM
0.24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------7:00--
Sunset6:12-------6:12-------6:13-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423232323252424232323232324252524232323232424
Feels °C (?)262727262426262627262626262626272726252626252424
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