Waimanu Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.15° N 155.64° W

Waimanu Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimanu Bay sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2524
1307
937
825
686
513
488
430
345
308
273
310
276
259
234
210
191
221
221
218
238
197
171
197
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM0.67m
4:59PM0.72m
6:13AM0.67m
5:15PM0.64m
7:19AM0.66m
5:20PM0.57m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.18m
11:01AM0.32m
11:37PM0.19m
11:50AM0.41m
00:06AM0.20m
1:00PM0.49m
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6:01
6:01
6:03
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6:50
6:50
6:49
 mm
16
10
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
28
29
29
31
30
30
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
26
27
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