Waipio Valley surf break

Waipio Valley surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipio Valley today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Valley at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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 (?)
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)666777121111111111888878778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15219917814911797177921181491121101061457974181283242279257247183239
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
0.87
1:23AM
0.59
1:51PM
0.86
1:59AM
0.66
2:17PM
0.83
2:33AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.24
7:10AM
0.16
8:15PM
0.21
7:51AM
0.17
8:34PM
0.19
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1111111------
Temp. °C282827262525252628272726252525262727272625252526
Feels °C (?)272726252425252527262726252625262728282726262525
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Waipio Valley (calm at Kapulena wx 7 km from Waipio Valley). 1.4m 7s swell from the E with a 0.7m 8s swell from the N and a 0.3m 13s groundswell, also from the N. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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