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Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 22 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212121212121111111111111010101015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5295325175014714423974495134964804723652982562071861491439490868375
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
0.82
6:26PM
0.58
5:57AM
0.74
7:52PM
0.61
6:21AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.25
12:22PM
0.21
11:38PM
0.36
1:00PM
0.19
12:48AM
0.47
1:49PM
0.18
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----7:00-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:08-------
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------11-----153------
Temp. °C232323222223242423232323232324242423232323242525
Feels °C (?)252425232323242524242423232324252624232424252728
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