Waimanu Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 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 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
NW
17
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
0.9
NW
15
1.2
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
14
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
78
78
76
73
72
72
72
92
145
132
203
326
309
385
791
659
572
555
430
347
336
247
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
S
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:12AM0.43m
6:34PM0.81m
4:45AM0.40m
7:26PM0.79m
6:06AM0.38m
8:21PM0.77m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.39m
10:33AM0.15m
2:31AM0.39m
11:09AM0.20m
3:54AM0.37m
11:56AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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6:47
6:47
6:47
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
28
28
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
25
27
28
27
26
26
27
27
25
26
26
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
NW
15
1.1
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
14
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
Energy kJ
85
70
70
70
70
68
72
72
72
92
92
92
90
326
306
385
791
659
572
555
430
347
336
247
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NW
15
0.8
NW
14
0.3
NE
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
96
96
78
78
76
73
68
65
65
65
65
132
203
153
309
251
13
88
88
12
11
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NW
17
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
14
21
10
16
11
23
17
27
19
17
145
46
60
8
90
8
13
13
13
3
10
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.5
E
3
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1
E
4
Energy kJ
1
39
48
108
5
108
111
111
44
48
47
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
74
74
69
66
66
61
58
97
98
77
29
24
24
24
66
77
77
77
32
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
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