Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 06 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (06 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.3
ESE
2.1
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.6
E
1.2
NNE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888888121281188888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111412517896555731018804681607470377326318368362292265196226232238235250165
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.97
4:56PM
0.50
5:44AM
0.89
5:55PM
0.50
6:10AM
0.80
7:11PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.06
12:06PM
0.27
10:35PM
0.16
12:42PM
0.26
11:13PM
0.27
1:19PM
0.26
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset------5:57-------5:57-------5:58-
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C232323232525232323222223242423232323232325252423
Feels °C (?)212121212324212121202022242423232324242426272625
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