Waipio Valley 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.12° N 155.59° W

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipio Valley sea temperature is

27.2°C

Waipio Valley surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipio Valley today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipio Valley at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	N 9	N 9	N 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	253	205	205	202	170	130	118	103	74	86	97	158	164	198	195	184	180	190	186	183	183	210	161	130
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	WNW	NNE	NE	NE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:36AM1.00m				3:34PM0.50m					5:26AM0.97m			4:10PM0.45m					6:23AM0.92m			4:58PM0.41m
Low Tide					11:23AM0.34m			9:48PM0.02m					12:32PM0.37m			10:29PM0.07m						2:01PM0.37m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	1	4	2	2	3	4	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	25
Feels °C	29	30	30	30	30	32	30	28	29	29	29	30	31	30	30	28	29	28	27	27	29	28	27	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	ENE 6	N 9	N 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	126	126	130	97	154	108	106	103	65	76	56	158	164	198	195	184	180	190	186	183	183	210	161	130
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NNW 12	N 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12
kJ	253	205	205	202	170	130	118	96	74	71	97	68	66	43	31	30	53	53	52	82	82	80	78	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	W 16	N 11	W 14	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 12
kJ	2	2	5	57	4	49	49	48	69	69	69	33	34	33	31	54	30	30	30	18	17	10	10	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	13	19	28	50	80	68	55	50	70	86	71	74	69	62	67	67	67	55	56	51	58	50	74	81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Honolii Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Upolu Point HAW - Big Island	Waipio Valley HAW - Big Island	Waipio Bay HAW - Big Island	Kolekole HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Waipio Valley HAW - Big Island	Halape HAW - Big Island	Disappearing Sands HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Dumps HAW - Maui	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	59	69	66	69	33	0	1	56	59	67	59	102	0	100	71	59	59	65	59	104	59	59	67	67
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6	5	5	5	5

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