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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 04 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
26.0° 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 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (04 Jan)--

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

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Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.8
NNE
0.4
NW
0.3
N
0.4
NNW
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.1
NE
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)13121212121212121123111133101010101077106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80603737363636033130022000000000
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
20
NNW
0
N
5
SW
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
0
S
10
N
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossoncross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
ononglassglasscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.95
4:46PM
0.35
5:25AM
0.90
5:37PM
0.38
6:02AM
0.84
6:31PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
-0.02
11:55AM
0.10
10:09PM
0.02
12:32PM
0.10
10:54PM
0.08
1:07PM
0.10
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise---6:58-------7:00-------7:00----
Sunset------5:58-------5:59-------5:59-
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1-242----1--21161516399-1
Temp. °C242424242422212222222322232221212221222120232323
Feels °C (?)272624252425222423232525252324232321232221242524
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