Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.5
NW
17
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
0.9
NW
15
1.2
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
14
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
145
132
203
331
309
379
791
659
649
512
489
403
359
341
285
215
211
163
138
133
130
130
121
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
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
4:45AM0.40m
7:26PM0.79m
6:06AM0.38m
8:21PM0.77m
8:44AM0.39m
9:16PM0.75m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.39m
11:09AM0.20m
3:54AM0.37m
11:56AM0.25m
4:35AM0.33m
1:14PM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
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6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49
1
2
Temp °C
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
24
23
25
26
26
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
14
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
Energy kJ
88
88
111
108
108
306
379
791
659
649
512
489
403
359
341
285
215
211
163
138
133
130
130
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
65
65
132
203
193
108
86
108
88
88
68
66
66
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NW
17
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.9
NW
15
0.9
NW
15
0.8
NW
14
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
17
145
46
52
331
309
251
13
13
8
12
11
11
2
5
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
70
87
109
109
109
35
44
122
120
103
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
64
64
53
68
103
103
61
32
32
32
0
28
71
28
68
61
61
68
61
61
71
113
105
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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