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Waimea Bay/Pinballs Surf Photo: 'New Year's at The Bay' by Kjell van Sice

Lat Long: 21.64° N 158.07° W

Issued: 7 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimea Bay/Pinballs sea temperature is

25.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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
	NW	ENE	E	NNW	E
	14 s	cross- off	8 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	ENE		NNW	E
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	ENE	NNE	NW	E
	13 s	cross- off	7 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	ENE	NNE	NW	E
	13 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	ENE		NW	NNE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	E		NW	NNE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	E		NW	NNE
	12 s	off		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	E		NW	NNE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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		NW	NNE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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		NW	NNE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	E		NW	NNE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	E		NW	NNE
	11 s	off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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		NW	NNE
	11 s	off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January 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		NW	NNE
	14 s	off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January 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	S		NW	NNE
	13 s	glass		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January 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	SSW		NW	NNE
	17 s	glass		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January 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	W		NW	NW
	17 s	glass		12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 2 pm

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

Image captured 42 minutes after high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.2m (0.6 ft). Range 2.44m (8.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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User: Kjell van Sice (10 photos)

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Photo taken at: 2:54 pm 31 Dec 2013