Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
24.5° 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: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)111111111110121211111010101111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)287282277272317352517678621524432302255146149149181144138159159123121118
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
N
10
WNW
5
E
0
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
0
NE
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.68
5:09PM
0.87
4:20AM
0.60
6:03PM
0.85
4:44AM
0.53
7:11PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
0.29
10:11AM
0.07
11:23PM
0.35
10:44AM
0.08
12:32AM
0.42
11:22AM
0.11
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:32-------6:34-------6:34-
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1112121333-111--22231
Temp. °C252524252626252523242324232323232423232324242323
Feels °C (?)292927292929292926272626252424252725262627272322
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