Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 01 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
NNE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)131212121212121177712121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)669537511488547639604693305356404563750846942942942827814710827528748711
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
0.47
2:45AM
1.08
1:45PM
0.48
3:26AM
1.10
2:32PM
0.49
4:04AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.34
7:08PM
-0.05
9:40AM
0.31
7:54PM
-0.06
10:17AM
0.29
8:37PM
-0.05
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11--1------------
Temp. °C252524232322222224242322222222222424232324232323
Feels °C (?)222221202020202022232221222222212425252426232424
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