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Chocks surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chocks sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chocks today?
The current surf forecast for Chocks at 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | |
137 | 227 | 382 | 392 | 193 | 164 | 410 | 382 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 339 | 339 | 335 | 306 | 314 | 302 | 128 | 111 | 111 | 125 | 91 | 116 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.47m | 3:30PM0.80m | 2:38AM0.43m | 4:03PM0.80m | 3:06AM0.39m | 4:39PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM-0.12m | 9:55PM0.18m | 8:50AM-0.12m | 10:37PM0.19m | 9:17AM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 137 | 227 | 382 | 392 | 229 | 246 | 410 | 382 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 339 | 339 | 335 | 306 | 314 | 302 | 165 | 161 | 165 | 125 | 91 | 116 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 12 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 115 | 68 | 67 | 193 | 164 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 56 | 36 | 64 | 37 | 81 | 51 | 128 | 111 | 111 | 134 | 109 | 111 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 21 | NNW 20 | NNW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 15 | S 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 59 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 36 | 57 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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