Waimanu Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.15° N 155.64° W

Waimanu Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimanu Bay sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
814
713
700
587
450
341
314
231
276
215
212
820
1009
890
876
847
319
215
232
255
255
181
140
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
0
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:36PM0.94m
1:30AM0.60m
2:09PM0.92m
2:13AM0.67m
2:38PM0.89m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.10m
8:11PM0.23m
7:21AM0.10m
8:35PM0.20m
8:06AM0.12m
8:58PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
34
33
33
34
34
34
32
32
32
30
30
31
29
30
28
28
27
28
29
29
27
26
26
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