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Waimea Bay/Pinballs

Lat Long: 21.64° N 158.07° W

Waimea Bay/Pinballs Surf Photo: 'The Bay' by Kjell van Sice

Weather Forecast for Waimea Bay/Pinballs

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimea Bay/Pinballs sea temperature is

25.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Waimea Bay/Pinballs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ESE	E	NNW	N
	10 s	off	9 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

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	ENE	ESE	E	NNW	N
	10 s	off	9 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	E	WNW	N
	10 s	off	9 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	E	WNW	N
	10 s	off	9 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	ESE	E	WNW
	12 s	off	9 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	ESE	E	WNW	WNW
	11 s	off	9 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	WNW
	18 s	off	9 s	18 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	N
	17 s	off	9 s	17 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NW	N
	16 s	off	9 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NW	SW
	16 s	off	9 s	16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NW	SW
	16 s	off	9 s	16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	ESE	NW	E
	16 s	off	9 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	ESE	NW	E
	15 s	off	9 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	ESE	NW	E
	15 s	off	9 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	ESE	NW	E
	15 s	off	9 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NNW	SW
	15 s	off	9 s	15 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ESE	E	NW	NNW
	15 s	off	9 s	14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waimea Bay/Pinballs around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours and 54 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.2m (0.7 ft). Range 2.47m (8.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Waimea Bay/Pinballs Surf Photo: 'The Bay' by Kjell van Sice

Good north swell to start off the 2013-2014 winter season.

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User: Kjell van Sice (10 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:56 pm 13 Dec 2013

Kanaka
That's not Pinballs. :) Pinballs is on the opposite side & it breaks when the Waimea Bay right is small. It's between the shorebreak and the normal outside takeoff spot when the waves are big.