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Waipio Beach

Hawaii · United States

IntermediateBeach break20.122, -155.593

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Waipio Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near Hawaii — it picks up NW–E swell and turns cleanest in a S–SW wind, with the most consistent surf through year-round.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~26.9°C (80.4°F) on average

Jan

24.7°C

76.5°F · 23.3–25.6°C

Feb

24.5°C

76.1°F · 23.5–25.4°C

Mar

24.3°C

75.7°F · 22.8–25.4°C

Apr

24.7°C

76.5°F · 23.3–25.8°C

May

25.2°C

77.4°F · 24.4–26.6°C

Jun

25.6°C

78.1°F · 24.4–26.5°C

Jul

26.1°C

79°F · 24.9–27.3°C

Aug

26.5°C

79.7°F · 25.4–27.8°C

Sep

26.9°C

80.4°F · 25.5–29.1°C

Oct

26.7°C

80.1°F · 25.6–27.8°C

Nov

26.2°C

79.2°F · 24.8–27.5°C

Dec

25.3°C

77.5°F · 23.7–26.5°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NW–E

Best wind

S–SW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.

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