Waipio Valley 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.12° N 155.59° W

Issued: 7 am 09 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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipio Valley at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	NW 11	E 6	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	140	142	134	132	128	117	123	149	151	151	183	143	141	118	104	103	108	104	103	103	103	101	101
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	2:09AM0.79m			1:57PM0.73m					2:45AM0.85m				2:23PM0.68m				3:19AM0.89m				2:48PM0.62m
Low Tide			8:09AM0.24m				8:09PM0.11m				8:53AM0.26m				8:32PM0.09m				9:36AM0.29m				8:56PM0.09m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	31	31	31	31	29	27	27	26	26	26	28	29	28	26	26	25	25	24	25	26	27	25	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 5	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 8
kJ	49	36	119	115	115	117	119	149	151	151	183	143	141	118	88	103	108	104	103	103	103	101	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NW 9	NNW 9	NE 8	E 12
kJ	133	123	134	132	128	85	110	113	121	121	108	104	104	104	104	86	56	38	35	22	16	37	101
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	E 13	ENE 13	W 5	E 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	NNW 9	NNW 9
kJ	140	142	55	58	1	82	85	84	84	82	50	48	47	47	47	47	27	26	25	25	25	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 3
kJ	64	50	33	55	115	112	123	109	94	61	105	102	88	91	82	82	64	51	51	55	55	37	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Honopue Bay HAW - Big Island	Waipio Valley HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Dumps HAW - Maui	Dumps HAW - Maui	Hakalau HAW - Big Island	Hakalau HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	13	0	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	102	104	104	54	54
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	3	3	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3				3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	4	5	6	6	5	5	6	5

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