Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
24.9° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
0.7
NW
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
0.6
NW
1.3
ESE
0.6
NW
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
E
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.1
E
2.2
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)771366128126676677788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158220163130112922041081151087717021541446929421619316413811111190147
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
0
E
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
5
SSE
0
W
0
W
0
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
0
SE
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrossglasscrosscross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.72
9:44PM
0.72
9:00AM
0.37
10:47PM
0.75
11:10AM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.26
6:41AM
0.36
2:27PM
0.30
6:27AM
0.32
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset------6:38-------6:38-------6:38-
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
211---1-12362221-----1-1
Temp. °C232324242625242423222223232424242424242425252524
Feels °C (?)262626272826272627252323262928282727282829292827
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