Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)8888814131312121212121313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8280101988089114209268314371493585778867841778715619531503494486390
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.62
2:07AM
0.87
2:18PM
0.69
2:34AM
0.85
2:57PM
0.77
3:01AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.24
7:30PM
0.14
8:31AM
0.19
8:12PM
0.15
8:52AM
0.14
8:55PM
0.18
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:26
Sunset--6:31-------6:31-------6:31-----
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light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1111112232111-1111221121
Temp. °C252626252524242424242423232323242424242323232324
Feels °C (?)293130292927282727282826262626272728272525252527
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