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Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 08 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
25.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)88898888888881818161615141817171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256169275245147144113113111111111115112221547164724171953190033992968290025052219
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
NNW
5
N
0
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.51
6:32AM
0.72
9:00PM
0.54
6:49AM
0.64
11:07PM
0.61
6:50AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.39
1:59PM
0.25
1:03AM
0.49
2:44PM
0.23
4:21AM
0.55
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----6:58-------7:00-------7:00--
Sunset5:58-------5:59-------6:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423242324252524232323232325252423232222222424
Feels °C (?)272625262527282828252525242426272524242222222525
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