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Waipio Bay surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
24.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipio Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)121212131313131212121212121111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371493585778867841791715619531503494478454364358351345286269210202202164
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
W
0
SW
0
SSE
0
N
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.85
2:57PM
0.77
3:01AM
0.81
3:38PM
0.83
3:27AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.15
8:52AM
0.14
8:55PM
0.18
9:16AM
0.11
9:40PM
0.23
9:43AM
0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
235---111111---1111----1
Temp. °C232323232324242424242424242426252524252424252625
Feels °C (?)262625252526272727272727272729282928282727282929
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