Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 HST
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Waimanu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waimanu Bay sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)111110161515141515151615151514141413131312121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85769728440897011721310153718041750164213641145996811643536491408292230264310
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
0
ENE
0
NW
0
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.76
12:25AM
0.86
10:18AM
0.44
1:13AM
0.94
11:56AM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
0.13
8:00AM
0.42
5:14PM
0.08
8:23AM
0.37
6:13PM
0.03
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset------6:10-------6:10-------6:12-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323242525252424242323252524242423232325252424
Feels °C (?)252525262828282727262424272827282827262527272727
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