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Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 12 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 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.7
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)88888887888888888888881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12313012782829686571171277898149217217219190157167171180144146144
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
0
SSW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
0
WSW
0
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.76
11:23AM
0.41
12:43AM
0.81
12:18PM
0.47
1:13AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.26
7:39AM
0.35
5:08PM
0.22
7:41AM
0.32
6:02PM
0.18
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-6:33-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:30---
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
---12---1-12232341------
Temp. °C242525252424232423242423222323232325272827272626
Feels °C (?)272827282625242626272726252626252528292928292827
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