Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
2.1
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131312121212121216161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19621672128910669988227496585854974303202602233474425582262286431213287300929532787
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.83
11:35AM
0.43
1:55AM
0.88
12:32PM
0.45
2:24AM
0.93
1:14PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
0.40
6:08PM
0.12
8:56AM
0.37
6:48PM
0.08
9:17AM
0.35
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------7:00--
Sunset6:01-------6:01-------6:02-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------22-------
Temp. °C232323232323252525242423232325222222212020202122
Feels °C (?)242423232424272727252422222224212120191717171819
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