Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 HST
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Waipio Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipio Bay sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.6
NNW
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
E
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
158
183
159
131
160
90
78
78
76
73
72
72
68
88
145
132
203
331
309
379
791
659
572
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM0.85m
4:12AM0.43m
6:34PM0.81m
4:45AM0.40m
7:26PM0.79m
6:06AM0.38m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.12m
1:09AM0.39m
10:33AM0.15m
2:31AM0.39m
11:09AM0.20m
3:54AM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
26
26
27
25
26
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
11
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
NW
15
1
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
14
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
Energy kJ
144
142
140
106
99
85
90
70
70
68
68
72
72
68
88
92
92
90
331
256
379
791
659
572
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NNW
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
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
10
96
79
78
78
76
73
68
65
65
65
65
132
203
90
105
108
108
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
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
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NW
15
0.8
NW
14
0.3
NE
9
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
14
15
10
11
11
23
17
27
17
17
145
46
60
153
309
251
13
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.3
E
2
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
216
158
183
159
131
160
1
39
10
48
3
115
140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
105
71
68
68
1
1
0
0
68
103
68
68
65
53
53
61
103
105
36
32
32
32
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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