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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
25.0° 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 9PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.3
SW
0.7
NE
0.3
SW
0.6
NNE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NNE
0.2
W
0.8
NNE
1
N
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)91491581313121212121313131313183161516161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0330330003635463400000010012966125116
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.66
6:24AM
0.49
8:18PM
0.67
6:52AM
0.40
9:39PM
0.68
7:19AM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.06
1:23AM
0.29
12:54PM
0.08
3:01AM
0.33
1:34PM
0.10
6:15AM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:47
Sunset--6:25-------6:25-------6:27-----
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C232423232222222223242323222222222424232222222222
Feels °C (?)242624242323232322242425242524252424242324232222
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