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Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 30 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 12PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (30 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)141515141418171717161615151414141313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6767959539027319152746369536103197278523481885156012951033875679647517436252240134
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		glassglassglasscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.47
2:33AM
1.04
1:48PM
0.51
3:08AM
1.04
2:33PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
0.32
7:04PM
-0.00
9:18AM
0.29
7:50PM
-0.02
9:46AM
0.26
8:32PM
-0.00
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:58-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:12-------6:13-------6:14---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242426252424232323232524242323232323252524232323
Feels °C (?)262628262627252524242727272525252525272728262625
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