Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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 (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
N
1
E
0.6
N
1.1
ENE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.9
NE
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)5666555777127117111188888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120170170171121115136153116969897871141121101061178657278228191205
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.52
1:22PM
0.87
1:23AM
0.59
1:51PM
0.86
1:59AM
0.66
2:17PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.16
7:56PM
0.24
7:10AM
0.16
8:15PM
0.21
7:51AM
0.17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset------6:22-------6:21-------6:20-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------111-11111
Temp. °C252424262727272625252526272726262525252627272625
Feels °C (?)242322242526272625262525262726272626262627282625
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Waimanu Bay (calm at Kapulena wx 12 km from Waimanu Bay). 1.5m 7s swell from the E with a 0.4m 9s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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