Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)8816161615141413131212121211111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8189151291457485778754700643594477469368337275270218191184176140140201
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.90
5:19AM
0.40
8:09PM
0.85
7:14AM
0.36
9:23PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.09
2:52AM
0.38
11:48AM
0.16
4:36AM
0.35
1:00PM
0.24
5:23AM
0.31
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------5:56
Sunset--6:42-------6:42-------6:43-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C262525242424242526252524242323242525252423222223
Feels °C (?)292828272727272828272726262525262727272625242324
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