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Paia tides today

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (HST) Wed, Oct 28 · HST B · Nearby station Kahului, 6.4 mi away

Today in Paia there are high tides at 4:11 am (2.8 ft) and 2:32 pm (1.5 ft) and low tides at 10:35 am and 9:17 pm. Tide coefficient 90. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:17 pm. The sun rises at 6:26 am and sets at 5:52 pm: 11 h 26 min of daylight. The moon is 90% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:15 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:14 am to 3:14 am and from 1:46 pm to 3:46 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is moderate, with 5.5 ft waves. There's a fresh breeze from the east (19 mph). Light drizzle, 79 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Paia today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
5
Average day · 5 out of 10 2:10–5:10 am Also 9:30–10:20 pm
  • High tide at 4:11 am, coefficient 90
  • Major period 1:14–3:14 am
  • Steady pressure (29.85 inHg), light offshore wind (4 mph) and 5.0 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 90 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 2:10 am to 5:10 am, combines the 4:11 am high tide and a major period. Also worth a try from 9:30 pm to 10:20 pm, with the 9:17 pm low tide, though with moderate wind.

Species with the most records nearby: bluefin trevally, greater amberjack, giant trevally and great barracuda. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Paia

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Feels like 83 °F: beach weather
  • Water at 80 °F (warm)
  • Low tide at 10:35 am: more sand
  • Cloudy (100% cloud cover)
  • Thunderstorms: get out of the water and off the beach
  • Fresh cross-shore wind (23 mph): blowing sand

Thunderstorms during beach hours: get out of the water and off the sand as soon as you hear thunder.

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Dangerous · 5.4 ft

    5.4 ft waves every 9 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 80 °F

    Warm: very pleasant.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 3 · SPF 15

    Max UV 3 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 23 mph

    Fresh cross-shore wind (23 mph): blowing sand.

  • Tide & sand 9:17 pm

    Low tide at 10:35 am and 9:17 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:11 am and 2:32 pm.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Paia

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Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Hawaii (Hawaii Department of Health).

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Tides

Tides in Paia

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 4:11 am 2.8 ft · coef. 90
  • ▼ Low tide 10:35 am 1.1 ft
  • ▲ High tide 2:32 pm 1.5 ft · coef. 85

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 2 h 58 min to low tide at 9:17 pm.

Tide coefficient 90 for the 4:11 am high tide and 85 for the 2:32 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 3.1 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on July 14 (3.1 ft) and the lowest, on December 23 (-0.8 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 26 (coefficient 106, 3.1 ft range). The smallest, from October 17 to 18 (coefficient 20, 1.4 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

October Print Full 2026 tide table, free
Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 6:26 am · 5:52 pm High tide 4:11 am · 2.8 ft Low tide 10:35 am · 1.1 ft High tide 2:32 pm · 1.5 ft Low tide 9:17 pm · -0.4 ft Coef. 90 90% Major periods 1:14 am · 1:46 pm Medium
Thu 29 6:27 am · 5:51 pm High tide 5:05 am · 2.6 ft Low tide 11:52 am · 1.2 ft High tide 2:49 pm · 1.4 ft Low tide 9:57 pm · -0.2 ft Coef. 75 81% Major periods 2:19 am · 2:51 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:27 am · 5:51 pm High tide 6:12 am · 2.5 ft Low tide 10:45 pm · 0.0 ft — — Coef. 57 72% Major periods 3:23 am · 3:54 pm Medium
Sat 31 6:28 am · 5:50 pm High tide 7:35 am · 2.4 ft Low tide 11:51 pm · 0.3 ft — — Coef. 41 61% Major periods 4:24 am · 4:53 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:28 am · 5:50 pm High tide 8:58 am · 2.3 ft Low tide 5:41 pm · 0.9 ft High tide 8:21 pm · 0.9 ft — Coef. 41 Last quarter Major periods 5:21 am · 5:48 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:29 am · 5:49 pm Low tide 1:44 am · 0.6 ft High tide 10:01 am · 2.3 ft Low tide 5:28 pm · 0.7 ft High tide 10:41 pm · 1.2 ft Coef. 54 38% Major periods 6:13 am · 6:38 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:29 am · 5:49 pm Low tide 3:42 am · 0.7 ft High tide 10:47 am · 2.2 ft Low tide 5:41 pm · 0.5 ft High tide 11:41 pm · 1.6 ft Coef. 68 28% Major periods 7:01 am · 7:24 pm Low

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Paia has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Kahului (NOAA), 6.4 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Paia

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · fresh breeze, Beaufort 5
Waves 5.5 ft · 8.3 s from the north-northeast (30°)
Swell 3.4 ft · 8.1 s from the north-northeast
Current 0.6 mph toward the S

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common2.8 ft
  • Significant5.5 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 19 mph E · gusts 24

The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.

Cross-shore wind. The coast faces north and the wind blows along the shore: drift and current run parallel to the beach.

Cross-shore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Monday 2: 9.1 ft with a period of 11 s, from the north (rough).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now80.2 °F
Today 80.2–80.6 °F air: 78 / 80 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 79.2 °F measured 2.0 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+1.1 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:19 pm (local time).

Nearest marine station

Kahului, Kahului Harbor, HI Station KLIH1 · 6.5 mi W of here Measured at 5:18 pm, 1 h 1 min ago
Wind 11 mph ENE · gusts 15
Water 80.4 °F
Pressure 29.83 inHg

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station KLIH1, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).

Surf

Surf in Paia today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Good
7
Good · 7 out of 10 6:04–7:00 am 2.7–4.2 ft
  • 2.7–4.2 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 3.5 ft swell at 8 s from the north, a bit short
  • Light offshore wind (8 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • Falling tide (low tide at 10:35 am)
Surf at the shore 2.7–4.2 ft average – sets
Swell 3.5 ft 8 s · N · 152 kJ
Wind 8 mph ESE · offshore
Water and wetsuit 80.2 °F Boardshorts
  • Light: First light 6:04 am · sunrise 6:26 am · sunset 5:52 pm · last light 6:15 pm
  • Tide: high 4:11 am (2.8 ft), low 10:35 am (1.1 ft), high 2:32 pm (1.5 ft) and low 9:17 pm (-0.4 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 80.2 °F: boardshorts or a swimsuit and a rash guard.
  • Energy: 152 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 6:04 am to 7:00 am, has a good size and light offshore wind.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Paia today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
3
Fair day · 3 out of 10 9:30 am–12:30 pm Also 6:30–8:30 am
  • Slack water around low tide (10:35 am): little current from 10:00 am to 11:20 am
  • 3.5 ft swell at 8 s from the north: some surge on the bottom
  • Fresh cross-shore wind (23 mph)
  • 0.6 mph current toward the southeast (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 3.5 ft 8 s · from the N
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 80.2 °F Shorty or a rash guard
Current 0.6 mph toward the SE
  • Slack water today: high tide 4:11 am (3:50–4:30 am), low tide 10:35 am (10:00–11:20 am), high tide 2:32 pm (1:50–3:00 pm) and low tide 9:17 pm (9:00–9:40 pm)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 4.9 ft at 8 s) and rain (1.06 in) over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 80.2 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:15 pm. Waning gibbous (90%), rising at 8:15 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, combines slack water at low tide and the sun high, though with some swell, fresh wind and current. Also worth a look from 6:30 am to 8:30 am, with weak current, though with tidal current, some swell and moderate wind.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in Paia

14-day weather

Now in Paia

Now 79 °F Light drizzle · feels like 81 °F · 78 / 80 °F
Low / high
78 / 80 °F
Rain
0.93 in · 100%
Clouds
64%
Humidity
81%
Dew pointDew point
73 °F
Visibility
4.5 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Good · 19
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.05 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Hourly weather Wind Surf

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky DrizzleLight rainRainLight rainLight drizzleOvercastLight drizzleLight drizzle
Temperature 79°80°79°79°79°79°79°79°
Wind (mph) 13 E5 ESE8 ESE20 E23 E20 E19 E18 E
Gusts 2217142931272424
Waves 5.1 ft5.0 ft5.0 ft5.1 ft5.4 ft5.5 ft5.5 ft5.3 ft
Rain 0.03 in0.06 in0.13 in0.07 in0.01 in0.00 in0.01 in0.01 in
  • 6:00 pm 79° 19 E 5.5 ft
  • 9:00 pm 79° 18 E 5.3 ft
  • 12:00 am 78° 16 E 5.0 ft
  • 3:00 am 79° 17 E 5.0 ft
  • 6:00 am 79° 17 E 5.2 ft
  • 9:00 am 79° 19 E 5.4 ft
  • 12:00 pm 78° 17 E 5.4 ft
  • 3:00 pm 79° 16 E 5.2 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Rain 78 / 80 °F 23 mph E 5.6 ft 4:11 am · 2:32 pm
Thu 29 Drizzle 78 / 80 °F 19 mph E 5.4 ft 5:05 am · 2:49 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 79 / 80 °F 18 mph E 5.2 ft 6:12 am
Sat 31 Overcast 79 / 80 °F 15 mph E 4.7 ft 7:35 am
Sun 1 Light drizzle 78 / 79 °F 16 mph ENE 7.2 ft 8:58 am · 8:21 pm
Mon 2 Light drizzle 77 / 78 °F 20 mph ENE 9.1 ft 10:01 am · 10:41 pm
Tue 3 Drizzle 76 / 78 °F 23 mph ENE 8.7 ft 10:47 am · 11:41 pm
Wed 4 Drizzle 77 / 79 °F 27 mph E 8.3 ft 11:22 am
Thu 5 Drizzle 77 / 79 °F 31 mph E 9.6 ft 12:25 am · 11:50 am
Fri 6 Drizzle 78 / 80 °F 31 mph E 9.9 ft 1:02 am · 12:15 pm
Sat 7 Drizzle 78 / 79 °F 30 mph E 10 ft 1:36 am · 12:37 pm
Sun 8 Overcast 78 / 79 °F 23 mph E 10 ft 2:08 am · 12:59 pm
Mon 9 Overcast 78 / 79 °F 16 mph ENE 8.3 ft 2:40 am · 1:21 pm
Tue 10 Light drizzle 77 / 78 °F 20 mph ENE 16 ft 3:12 am · 1:42 pm
  • Thu 29 Drizzle 78° / 80° 5.4 ft
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 79° / 80° 5.2 ft
  • Sat 31 Overcast 79° / 80° 4.7 ft
  • Sun 1 Light drizzle 78° / 79° 7.2 ft
  • Mon 2 Light drizzle 77° / 78° 9.1 ft
  • Tue 3 Drizzle 76° / 78° 8.7 ft
  • Wed 4 Drizzle 77° / 79° 8.3 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:19 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Paia

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:26 am in the ESE (104°)ESE
Sets 5:52 pm in the WSW (256°)WSW
  • First light 5:37 am
  • Full dark 6:41 pm
  • Civil dawn 6:04 am
  • Civil dusk 6:15 pm
  • Solar noon 12:09 pm (56° high)
  • Daylight 11 h 26 min (−1 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 pm
  • Full dark 6:41 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:26–6:57 am
Evening golden hour5:22–5:52 pm
Paia

Today the sun is 92,349,266 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Paia

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 90% 90% illuminated · 18.3 days old New moon on Sun, Nov 8 · 9:03 pm
Rises 8:15 pm in the ENE (60°)ENE
Sets 10:23 am tomorrow · in the WNW (300°) · set at 9:16 am
Transit 2:14 am overhead
Visible 14 h 7 min from 8:15 pm to 10:23 am

Today the moon is 226,436 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:14–3:14 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 1:46–3:46 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 8:46–9:46 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 7:45–8:45 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 10:29 amNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Sun, Nov 8 · 9:03 pmNov 8 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 1:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 4:54 amNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Paia

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 1,150 ft from shore and 33 ft at 0.5 mi. It reaches 164 ft at 1 mi.

From the shoreline (1.8 mi from Paia) out to sea, heading north.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep1,150 ft
  • 33 ft deep0.5 mi
  • 66 ft deep0.85 mi
  • 164 ft deep1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 1,150 ft): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.5 mi and 66 ft at 0.85 mi from shore.

Source: NOAA U.S. Coastal Relief Model (public domain), cells of about 300 ft; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near PaiaTides nearby

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Paia at a glance

  • Town or city of about 2,668 people. Coordinates: 20.903° N, 156.369° W.
  • It is 100 mi east of Honolulu, the main place in Hawaii. The sun rises 6 min earlier and sets 6 min earlier than in Honolulu.
  • The nearest tide station, Kahului, is 6.5 mi to the west.
  • Its coast faces north.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Kaulahao (1.3 mi), Ku‘au Cove (1.8 mi), Hookipa Beach (2.2 mi), Spreckelsville Beach (2.6 mi).

Questions about PaiaQuestions

What time is high tide today in Paia?

Today in Paia there are high tides at 4:11 am (2.8 ft) and 2:32 pm (1.5 ft) and low tides at 10:35 am and 9:17 pm. Tide coefficient 90.

What time is sunset today in Paia?

At 5:52 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:15 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Paia?

At 6:27 am. First light comes at 5:38 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 90% illuminated. New moon on Sun, Nov 8 · 9:03 pm.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:14–3:14 am, Minor 8:46–9:46 am, Major 1:46–3:46 pm, Minor 7:45–8:45 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Paia?

Rain, from 78 °F to 80 °F, with a fresh breeze from the east (19 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Paia?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 5.5 ft waves with a period of 8.3 s from the north-northeast. The water is 80.2 °F.

When is the best time to visit Paia?

The best time to visit Paia is from April to September: highs of 80 °F to 85 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: NOAA station Kahului (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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