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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.6
NW
15
0.6
NW
15
0.6
NW
14
0.8
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
87
84
61
59
58
42
41
40
39
36
35
35
24
71
93
157
141
174
130
221
215
212
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
0
S
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:32PM0.73m
6:01AM0.28m
7:19PM0.70m
7:07AM0.26m
8:12PM0.67m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.11m
2:15AM0.22m
11:19AM0.14m
3:26AM0.22m
11:56AM0.18m
4:29AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:52
5:52
5:50
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6:47
6:49
6:49
6:50
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
28
28
28
28
26
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
28
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
NW
15
0.6
NW
15
0.6
NW
14
0.8
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
Energy kJ
89
89
87
84
61
59
58
42
41
40
131
131
201
146
83
172
109
109
141
174
130
221
215
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
NW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
17
Energy kJ
10
28
9
9
9
102
103
104
102
59
39
36
35
35
24
71
93
157
162
162
67
75
137
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
NE
9
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
NW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
49
10
28
27
27
9
25
39
24
42
23
20
20
20
72
24
108
107
70
70
162
103
58
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
4
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
105
100
38
24
58
11
57
100
99
99
19
11
11
11
0
99
100
26
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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