Waipio Valley surf break

Waipio Valley surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 HST
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Waipio Valley surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipio Valley sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipio Valley today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Valley at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)141413141716161514141414141313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12651064850929132026632756276727602441203820201962149312891014904772749620546519411268
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.77
9:52AM
0.44
1:24AM
0.83
11:35AM
0.43
1:55AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.20
8:41AM
0.44
5:22PM
0.16
8:39AM
0.40
6:08PM
0.12
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-7:00-------7:00-------7:00------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------6:01---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----123-----------------
Temp. °C232325252422222221222423232323232323252525242423
Feels °C (?)242427272622232322232524242424242425272726242222
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