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Waipio Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Hilo, Hawaii

Waipio Bay, Big Island Hilo, Hawaii: 5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 5.4 ft at 8 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 2.9 ft at 1:57 pm.

Poor

5 ft

2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 6 ft

Swell from the east-northeast; wind from the east at 15 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south-southwest.NSWE
first light 6:05 amrating through the daylast light 6:07 pm
Swell
5.4 ft · 8 s · ENEplus 3.7 ft · 12 s · NNW
Wind
15 mph (E), gusts 25cross-shore
Tide
2.3 ft risinghigh 2.9 ft at 1:57 pm
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
71°Ffeels like 63°F
Sun
rise 6:28 amset 5:44 pm

Waipio Bay surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Waipio Bay: 6 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Waipio Bay today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3691345–5 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:28 am5:44 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Waipio Bay tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3691346–6 ft6 am: Good7 am: Fair8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Waipio Bay: 6 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 213.4 ft
7 am5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 222.9 ft
8 am5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 252.5 ft
9 am4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 262.3 ft
10 amnow4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 272.3 ft
11 am4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 262.4 ft
12 pm4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 252.6 ft
1 pm4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 252.8 ft
2 pm4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 242.9 ft
3 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 212.8 ft
4 pm4–5 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 172.5 ft
5 pm4–5 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 152.1 ft
6 pm4–5 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 151.7 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 183.6 ft
7 am5–6 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 213.2 ft
8 am5–6 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 182.8 ft
9 am5–6 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 192.5 ft
10 am5–6 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 222.3 ft
11 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 232.3 ft
12 pm5 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 252.4 ft
1 pm5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 252.6 ft
2 pm5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 252.7 ft
3 pm5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 252.7 ft
4 pm4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 252.5 ft
5 pm4–5 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 232.2 ft
6 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.9 ft

Waipio Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Waipio Bay arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 34 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 5.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
Lulls
about 34 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
92% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Waipio Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Waipio Bay: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 6–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Poor.

Waipio Bay surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend3694–5Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 94–6Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 104–7Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 116–10Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 124–6Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 135–7Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 145–7Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 156–7Mon, Nov 16: Poor to FairMonNov 166–7Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 175–7Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Waipio Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Waipio Bay 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–5 ftGood5.2 ft · 8 s · ENE15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2516 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 246 pm
Tue, Nov 104–6 ftGood5.1 ft · 14 s · NNW9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 1815 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 256 am
Wed, Nov 114–7 ftPoor5.0 ft · 8 s · ENE17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3319 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 346 am
Thu, Nov 126–10 ftGreat5.9 ft · 15 s · N13 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 2318 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 336 am
Fri, Nov 134–6 ftPoor6.1 ft · 8 s · NE15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3114 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 306 pm
Sat, Nov 145–7 ftPoor4.9 ft · 8 s · ENE14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2915 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 328 am
Sun, Nov 155–7 ftPoor5.2 ft · 8 s · ENE16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3116 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 308 am
Mon, Nov 166–7 ftPoor to Fair5.6 ft · 8 s · ENE12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2714 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 285 pm
Tue, Nov 176–7 ftGood—14 mph cross-shore (E)16 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 185–7 ftFair—15 mph cross-shore (ESE)18 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Waipio Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Waipio Bay tide chart and tide times

Tides at Waipio Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.3 ft at 3:05 am, low 2.3 ft at 9:41 am, high 2.9 ft at 1:57 pm and low 1.2 ft at 8:12 pm. At 10 am the tide is 2.3 ft and rising.

Tide height at Waipio Bay, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.0123456Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.3 ft, risingHigh 4.3 ft3:05 amLow 2.3 ft9:41 amHigh 2.9 ft1:57 pmLow 1.2 ft8:12 pmHigh 4.2 ft3:38 amLow 2.3 ft10:24 amHigh 2.7 ft2:23 pmLow 1.3 ft8:41 pmHigh 4.1 ft4:13 amLow 2.3 ft11:13 amHigh 2.6 ft2:42 pmLow 1.3 ft9:07 pm
Tide height at Waipio Bay, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Waipio Bay tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 4.3 ft at 3:05 amLow 2.3 ft at 9:41 amHigh 2.9 ft at 1:57 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:12 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 4.2 ft at 3:38 amLow 2.3 ft at 10:24 amHigh 2.7 ft at 2:23 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:41 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 4:13 amLow 2.3 ft at 11:13 amHigh 2.6 ft at 2:42 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:07 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.0 ft at 4:53 amLow 2.4 ft at 12:09 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 2:57 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:36 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 3.9 ft at 5:37 amLow 2.4 ft at 1:27 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 2:57 pmLow 1.6 ft at 10:03 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 3.8 ft at 6:24 amLow 1.8 ft at 10:34 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 3.7 ft at 7:17 amLow 2.0 ft at 11:14 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 3.6 ft at 8:13 amLow 2.2 ft at 5:01 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 9:16 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 2.3 ft at 12:39 amHigh 3.6 ft at 9:05 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Waipio Bay water temperature

The water temperature at Waipio Bay is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 15 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

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About Waipio Bay

Waipio Bay is a beach break on the Hilo of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing north-northeast.

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