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Kapaniah surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 HST
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Kapaniah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kapaniah sea temperature is
25.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kapaniah today?

The current surf forecast for Kapaniah at 12AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)--
Afternoon (04 Feb)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (04 Feb)8ft (2.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Kapaniah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)161515151414171616151414141313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318430622386187714641111255927092054149113931154961880755623522426379313254254258213
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NW
0
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.90
4:48PM
0.63
4:58AM
0.82
5:34PM
0.63
5:15AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.13
11:09AM
0.21
10:29PM
0.22
11:33AM
0.20
11:06PM
0.31
11:56AM
0.20
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:15-------6:15-------6:15-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242322212121232323222121212224242323222221222424
Feels °C (?)232219191918202021201919202325242525232322222525
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