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Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 23 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 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be 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
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
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)
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
E
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)1312121212121212121111111111111010101010107109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4714423974495134964804723652982152071721491151068886838171477249
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
0.82
6:26PM
0.58
5:57AM
0.74
7:52PM
0.61
6:21AM
0.66
9:44PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.21
11:38PM
0.36
1:00PM
0.19
12:48AM
0.47
1:49PM
0.18
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-7:00-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:07-------6:08-------6:08---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1------12-----------
Temp. °C232324242423232222232424242423232323252524232323
Feels °C (?)242425252524242222232424252525252424272726262626
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