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Waipio Valley surf break

Waipio Valley surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipio Valley today?

The current surf forecast for Waipio Valley at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)131312121616151514151514141817171716161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4914082922302643664323656767959539027319152778353837003100278521761737151211761005
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SSW
0
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.44
1:55AM
1.00
12:59PM
0.47
2:33AM
1.04
1:48PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.37
6:13PM
0.03
8:50AM
0.32
7:04PM
-0.00
9:18AM
0.29
7:50PM
-0.02
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise-6:58-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:12-------6:12-------6:13---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C232325252524242424252626252423232323252423232323
Feels °C (?)262628282828282626272827272725252424262625252525
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