What are the current surf conditions at Waipio Valley?

Waipio Valley currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Waipio Valley?

The best time to surf Waipio Valley is typically when swell comes from the N direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

7
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🌊 SWELL

2.4
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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.4ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

17°C

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1ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.4ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from SSW would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 1.1-2.9ft 💨 1-10kt 🌡️ 12-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	NE	4kt	E	5kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	NE	3kt	ESE	3kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	1kt	ESE	2kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	2kt	ESE	2kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	2kt	ESE	2kt	12°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	2kt	ESE	3kt	12°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	3kt	ESE	4kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	NE	4kt	E	5kt	14°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	NE	5kt	ENE	6kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	NE	6kt	ENE	6kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	NE	7kt	NE	6kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	NE	8kt	NE	6kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	NE	8kt	NE	6kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	8kt	NE	5kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	NE	9kt	NNE	5kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	9kt	NE	7kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	NE	9kt	NE	8kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	NE	10kt	ENE	10kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	NE	9kt	ENE	10kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	NNE	8kt	ENE	9kt	14°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	NNE	7kt	ENE	9kt	14°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	N	6kt	ENE	9kt	14°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	N	5kt	ENE	8kt	14°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	N	4kt	ENE	7kt	13°C	24°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

GOOD3 excellent hours

🌊 0.9-1.1ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 13-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	N	3kt	ESE	6kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.1ft	10s	NNW	2kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.1ft	10s	NNW	1kt	S	5kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.1ft	10s	NNW	1kt	SSW	5kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	NNW	1kt	SSW	5kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	NNW	2kt	SSW	5kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	NNW	2kt	SSE	4kt	13°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	N	3kt	ESE	4kt	14°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	N	4kt	ENE	4kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	N	5kt	NE	4kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	NNW	6kt	NE	5kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	NNW	8kt	NE	6kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	NNW	8kt	NE	6kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	NNW	8kt	NE	6kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	NNW	8kt	NE	6kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	NNW	8kt	NE	6kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	NNW	7kt	NE	5kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	NNW	6kt	NE	5kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	N	5kt	NE	4kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	N	3kt	ENE	4kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	NNE	2kt	E	3kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	NNE	2kt	SE	5kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	7s	NE	2kt	S	6kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	7s	NE	3kt	WSW	8kt	15°C	24°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 0.7-3.8ft 💨 1-5kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	NNE	3kt	WSW	8kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	N	4kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	NNW	4kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	NNW	5kt	SW	9kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	NNW	5kt	SW	9kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	NNW	5kt	SW	9kt	15°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	NNW	5kt	WSW	9kt	16°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	NNW	5kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	NNW	5kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	N	4kt	W	8kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	N	3kt	WNW	6kt	17°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	NNE	2kt	NW	4kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	8s	N	3kt	NNW	4kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	N	4kt	NNW	4kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	N	4kt	NNW	4kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	NNE	4kt	NNW	4kt	18°C	25°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	NE	4kt	NNW	3kt	17°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	NE	3kt	NW	3kt	17°C	25°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	ENE	2kt	NW	2kt	17°C	25°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	6s	ENE	2kt	NW	2kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	6s	E	1kt	WNW	1kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	6s	E	1kt	W	2kt	16°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	6s	E	2kt	WSW	2kt	16°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	6s	E	2kt	SW	2kt	15°C	25°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 2.6-3.3ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	6s	E	3kt	SW	3kt	15°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	E	4kt	SW	3kt	15°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	6s	E	4kt	SW	4kt	15°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	E	3kt	SW	3kt	15°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	2kt	SW	2kt	15°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	1kt	SW	1kt	15°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	1kt	WSW	1kt	16°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	1kt	WNW	1kt	16°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	1kt	NNW	1kt	16°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	2kt	N	2kt	17°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	E	4kt	NNE	4kt	17°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	E	6kt	NE	5kt	18°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	7s	E	6kt	NE	4kt	18°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	E	5kt	NE	4kt	18°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	5kt	NE	3kt	18°C	25°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	E	5kt	NE	3kt	18°C	25°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	E	5kt	NE	4kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	E	5kt	NE	4kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	8s	E	4kt	NNE	4kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	ENE	3kt	NNE	3kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	NE	2kt	NNE	2kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	NE	2kt	NNW	3kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	ENE	3kt	W	4kt	17°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	9s	ENE	3kt	SW	4kt	17°C	25°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.4-3.3ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	8s	ENE	3kt	S	3kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	8s	ENE	2kt	SSE	3kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ESE	2kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ESE	3kt	17°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	ENE	4kt	ESE	5kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	ENE	3kt	NNE	3kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	ENE	3kt	NW	3kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	ENE	5kt	N	5kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	7s	E	6kt	NNE	7kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	7s	ESE	8kt	NE	8kt	17°C	25°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NE	7kt	16°C	25°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	NE	4kt	NE	5kt	16°C	25°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	NNE	2kt	NE	3kt	16°C	25°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	NNE	2kt	N	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	NNE	2kt	WNW	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	NNE	3kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	25°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	10s	NNE	3kt	SSW	5kt	16°C	25°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	NNE	3kt	S	5kt	16°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	NNE	3kt	SE	5kt	17°C	25°C	0.1mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-4.9ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 15-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	NNE	3kt	SSE	5kt	16°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.4ft	9s	NNE	3kt	S	5kt	16°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.3ft	9s	NNE	3kt	SW	6kt	16°C	25°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	9s	NE	3kt	S	4kt	16°C	25°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	8s	NE	2kt	SSE	3kt	16°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ESE	2kt	15°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	NE	2kt	ENE	4kt	16°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	NE	2kt	N	5kt	17°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	NNE	2kt	WNW	6kt	17°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	NE	3kt	NW	6kt	18°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	NE	4kt	NW	6kt	19°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NNW	6kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NNW	6kt	20°C	26°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	8s	E	5kt	NNW	6kt	19°C	26°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	8s	E	5kt	NW	6kt	19°C	25°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	8s	E	4kt	NW	5kt	18°C	25°C	0.7mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	8s	E	4kt	NW	4kt	17°C	25°C	0.9mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	8s	E	3kt	NW	3kt	17°C	25°C	1.2mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	E	3kt	NW	4kt	17°C	25°C	1.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	E	3kt	WNW	4kt	17°C	25°C	1.3mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	8s	E	3kt	W	5kt	17°C	25°C	1.4mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	8s	E	3kt	WSW	4kt	17°C	25°C	1.4mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	E	3kt	SSW	4kt	17°C	25°C	1.5mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	8s	E	2kt	S	3kt	17°C	25°C	1.6mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 2.3-3.7ft 💨 4-16kt 🌡️ 16-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	8s	E	4kt	SSW	5kt	17°C	25°C	1.4mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	E	5kt	SSW	7kt	17°C	25°C	1.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	8s	E	7kt	SW	8kt	16°C	25°C	1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	8s	E	6kt	SW	8kt	16°C	25°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	E	6kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	25°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	E	6kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	25°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	E	6kt	WSW	9kt	17°C	25°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	E	6kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	25°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	E	6kt	W	10kt	17°C	25°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	E	9kt	WSW	14kt	17°C	25°C	1.5mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	E	13kt	WSW	18kt	16°C	25°C	2.5mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	E	16kt	SW	21kt	16°C	25°C	3.6mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	ESE	13kt	WSW	18kt	18°C	25°C	3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	8s	ESE	11kt	W	15kt	20°C	25°C	2.5mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	8s	ESE	9kt	W	12kt	22°C	26°C	1.9mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	E	8kt	W	11kt	21°C	25°C	1.4mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	E	7kt	W	10kt	19°C	25°C	0.9mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	ENE	6kt	W	10kt	18°C	25°C	0.5mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	ENE	6kt	W	9kt	18°C	26°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	E	6kt	WNW	8kt	17°C	26°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	E	5kt	WNW	7kt	17°C	26°C	0.4mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	E	5kt	W	7kt	17°C	25°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	E	5kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	25°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	ESE	5kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	25°C	0.2mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.7ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:1-10kt E

Water Temperature:24°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Waipio Valley on the Big Island is an exposed river break offering reasonably consistent surf throughout the year, with winter producing the most dependable conditions. The break works best when a north swell aligns with offshore winds from the south-southwest, delivering quality waves across all tide stages. Expect both power and shape when it's on, though the lineup can get crowded. Surfers should be mindful of strong rips, submerged rocks, localism, and sharks in the area. January is typically the prime month for clean, rideable waves at Waipio Valley.

Best Swell Direction: N

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionN

Ideal Wind DirectionSSW

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