Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 04 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (04 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2.4
ENE
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)12111212111111111111888881099888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)532522480397390463455444540569636816990111483650954981910971085893703682609
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
10
SE
5
S
15
ESE
25
E
35
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
0.49
4:40AM
1.04
4:05PM
0.50
5:14AM
0.97
4:56PM
0.50
5:44AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.28
9:18PM
-0.01
11:30AM
0.28
9:57PM
0.06
12:06PM
0.27
10:35PM
0.16
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--5:55-------5:55-------5:57-----
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--21---13115431-11------
Temp. °C252524232323222223222222222222222323232323222323
Feels °C (?)242626232119202020191919191919202121212222202222
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