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Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 08 Dec 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
25.6° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (08 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)12121212121111888815141415161717171616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26720620319915314795102121105105134169214266471805522132013181255133910881016
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
0.99
5:02PM
0.42
6:28AM
0.91
6:16PM
0.41
7:09AM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.04
1:02PM
0.31
10:46PM
0.13
1:56PM
0.30
11:30PM
0.24
2:48PM
0.28
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise---6:45-------6:46-------6:46----
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232322232525242323232323252524232323232324252523
Feels °C (?)232221222324252422222323262626252525252524262825
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