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Waimea Bay surf report

Waimea Bay is the North Shore’s famous big-wave bay. It needs a large north-west swell to break and is often flat and calm in summer. Here are the nearest buoys and tide station, with their latest readings.

21.642° N, 158.066° WHawaii buoys

Buoy nearby

6.2 km away

Waimea Bay, HI

NOAA National Data Buoy Center

Updated Fri 10:56

Wave height6.2 ft10s · NNE 24°

Energy708 kJ

Water79.0 °F

6.2 ft
@11s

6.2 ft
@12s

5.9 ft
@10s

5.6 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@12s

5.6 ft
@10s

5.2 ft
@12s

5.6 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@10s

5.6 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@10s

4.9 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@11s

4.9 ft
@10s

4.9 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@11s

5.2 ft
@10s

5.2 ft
@11s

5.9 ft
@11s

6.2 ft
@11s

5.6 ft
@11s

5.9 ft
@11s

6.6 ft
@10s

6.2 ft
@10s

5.9 ft
@11s

6.2 ft
@11s

6.2 ft
@10s

6.6 ft
@11s

6.2 ft
@11s

6.2 ft
@9s

6.6 ft
@10s

5.9 ft
@11s

6.2 ft
@10s

Tide nearby

6.5 km away

Haleiwa, Waialua Bay

Predicted tides · NOAA Tides & Currents

Today · heights above MLLW

Tide now0.6 ftFalling

Today high and low tides, heights above MLLW
High	06:34	1.9 ft
Low	13:42	0.3 ft
High	18:46	0.4 ft
Low	22:14	0.2 ft

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Tide stations

Guide: Surfing Oahu’s North Shore: Buoys and Tides

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Buoy Data: NOAA National Data Buoy Center · Tide Data: NOAA Tides & Currents