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Lat Long: 20.15° N 155.64° W

Waimanu Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimanu Bay sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.8° 

Waimanu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
12
1.6
ENE
6
0.9
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1
NNW
13
1
N
12
1
N
12
1
N
12
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
107
93
153
154
312
361
405
349
331
320
308
303
303
297
206
277
244
350
299
289
284
353
363
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:48AM0.76m
7:59AM0.73m
9:17AM0.72m
9:15PM0.37m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.22m
00:13AM0.27m
6:00PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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5:58
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5:57
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1
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1
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Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
25
26
27
26
24
24
25
23
24
25
25
24
23
22
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
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