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Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2
NNE
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141313131312121212121212111818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4028336432583118294825252287200517771544142312901269926101310846875864856711111123011151087
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
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-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.93
1:14PM
0.46
2:54AM
0.96
1:51PM
0.49
3:22AM
0.98
2:27PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.35
7:25PM
0.04
9:40AM
0.33
7:59PM
0.01
10:04AM
0.31
8:31PM
0.01
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-7:00-------7:00-------7:00------
Sunset----6:02-------6:04-------6:05---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202022222120201919202223222020202021242423212121
Feels °C (?)181819191817171616171819181615161617202120181817
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