Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 24 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
1
ESE
0.7
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NNW
0.7
E
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111710151515107109888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4804723652982562071721491151059079767551475244446057575755
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
0
S
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.74
7:52PM
0.61
6:21AM
0.66
9:44PM
0.67
6:42AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.36
1:00PM
0.19
12:48AM
0.47
1:49PM
0.18
3:23AM
0.54
2:52PM
0.16
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---7:00-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset------6:08-------6:08-------6:09-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------21----------------
Temp. °C232222232425242323232323252524232323222324242423
Feels °C (?)242322232426252424242626272726252626252626262624
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