Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)887755777766557777755577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13715918120592801249673706895100861461231231031468910074124106
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.61
4:15PM
0.99
3:25AM
0.55
5:03PM
0.98
3:59AM
0.50
5:57PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04AM
0.00
10:48PM
0.32
9:38AM
0.01
11:50PM
0.35
10:16AM
0.04
1:07AM
0.38
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:00------
Sunset----6:40-------6:40-------6:42---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242425252524242423252626252424232424252625242424
Feels °C (?)252426252524242524262627262526252626262827272627
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