Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 05 Sep 2025 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
26.5° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.8
E
0.5
NW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)11111161111121211111414131313121313131213131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7695106118151160145181332292399500573524492482622729670574556554517578
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.93
1:45AM
0.60
2:26PM
0.93
2:27AM
0.67
2:54PM
0.91
3:10AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
0.24
7:38AM
0.09
8:52PM
0.20
8:21AM
0.11
9:16PM
0.16
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--6:34-------6:32-------6:31-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C272726252424242527272625252424252726262524242424
Feels °C (?)262726252425252628282726272627272928282625252424
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Waimanu Bay (light winds from the ENE at Kapulena wx 12 km from Waimanu Bay). 0.7m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.6m 9s swell from the ENE and a 0.5m 10s swell from the NE as well as a 0.4m 9s swell from the NNW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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13 km/h
ENE
Cross-On
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