Waimea Bay/Pinballs surf break

Waimea Bay/Pinballs surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 HST
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Waimea Bay/Pinballs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waimea Bay/Pinballs sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimea Bay/Pinballs today?

The current surf forecast for Waimea Bay/Pinballs at 10AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (07 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Waimea Bay/Pinballs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
2
NNW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.7
NNW
12
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NNW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.5
NNW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
701
1671
844
805
1648
1520
1249
1112
956
864
760
625
636
497
500
314
263
233
194
194
194
207
242
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:47PM0.64m
8:41PM0.63m
9:40AM0.26m
9:27PM0.62m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.15m
10:44AM0.20m
6:43AM0.26m
11:43AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
24
24
22
22
23
22
23
24
25
23
24
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
2
NNW
15
1.7
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NNW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.5
NNW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
Energy kJ
443
701
1671
723
805
1648
1520
1249
1112
956
864
760
625
636
497
500
314
263
233
194
194
194
207
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
12
0.6
E
8
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NW
14
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NW
13
Energy kJ
133
232
47
844
787
50
66
49
82
82
13
8
3
3
22
13
14
14
14
7
32
14
31
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.7
NW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
NE
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
47
84
21
51
68
21
4
3
21
13
18
17
18
17
3
18
3
9
21
21
21
18
14
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
31
6
8
8
11
65
65
84
84
30
42
95
98
108
114
143
115
72
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
15
25
21
1
0
0
0
8
25
21
21
1
21
21
21
25
30
25
21
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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